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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>United States President-Elect, Joe Biden, Wednesday, named a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo as his COVID-19 advisor.<\/p>\n

President-elect Joe Biden announced her name as one of those who will lead the COVID-19 Response Team.<\/p>\n

Okolo, born to Nigerian parents, currently serves as a Senior Health Policy Advisor to the U.S Representative, Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.<\/p>\n

She graduated with honours from Harvard University in 2017 with degrees in medicine and African-American studies.<\/p>\n

Previously, she has also worked as a legislative aide for health policy at the United States Senate.<\/p>\n

Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. United States President-Elect, Joe Biden, Wednesday, named a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo as his COVID-19 advisor. President-elect Joe Biden announced her name as one of those who will lead the COVID-19 Response Team. 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