Pandemics and the truth - a conversation on facts versus fiction

Jim O'Neill was Associate Deputy Secretary/Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services from August 2005 to November 2007, then served as Principal Associate Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from November 2007 to October 2008.^[2][4] In the first-named position, he was involved in policy formulation for various HHS components, including the Administration for Children and Families, the Indian Health Service, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources Services Administration, the Administration on Aging, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the latter position, he provided advice on policy and programming, helped manage HHS, and was involved in such subsidiary bodies as the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Office of Public Health and Science, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, global health, and the President's Management Agenda. In addition, he served on the President’s Management Council and the Task Force on New Americans.^[4]