Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday appointed a professor from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to lead the state Department of Public Health as highly contagious coronavirus variants have emerged and made clear the pandemic is far from over.
Dr. Sameer Vohra, a pediatrician and professor from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, will lead the state Department of Public Health, taking over for Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
In a statement, Vohra said he is “humbled” by his appointment to lead the state’s public health department, a job where he’ll make $185,673 a year“Governor Pritzker, along with the dedicated staff of IDPH, have served our state admirably during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.Vohra takes over the permanent director’s role from Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who became a fixture for many Illinois residents during the early days of the pandemic and left the post in March.
Amaal Tokars, the department’s assistant director, has led the agency on an interim basis since Ezike’s departure and will remain as second in command.that two new strains of the coronavirus appear to be able more easily to evade antibody protection from prior infections. Due to the proliferation of home testing, case counts are no longer the most reliable indicator of the prevalence of the virus, but the number of severe cases also has been rising of late. During the week ending Monday, the state averaged 145 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units per day, the highest level since early March.
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