The nation’s top doctor said the United States is “falling short” in protecting the public health of children and adolescents from the impact of social media and firearm violence — and both are areas where he wants Congress to take additional action.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is no stranger to the task of influencing the federal government’s public health priorities and the nation’s understanding of the biggest public health issues.
Between his tenure as surgeon general in the Obama administration from December 2014 to April 2017 and his current role under President Joe Biden since March 2021, he’s had one of the longest careers as surgeon general since the 1950s — more than five and half years.
