Head of China’s CDC Replaced Due to ‘His Age’

Gao Fu, former director of the China Centers for Disease Control, speaks during a State Council Information Office press conference in Beijing, China on Jan. 26, 2020. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appointed Shen Hongbing as its new head, replacing George Gao Fu, according to an announcement made Tuesday.

Gao, 60, will “no longer serve as director of the CDC due to his age,” stated the announcement published on the CDC website.