Former Stanford President and FDA chief dies of COVID-19

Donald Kennedy, the eighth president of Stanford University and former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, died of COVID-19 at the age of 88. He has also served as editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

Kennedy died Tuesday morning at a care facility in Gordon Manor, Stanford said in a statement. In addition to Kennedy, at least two other Gordon Manor residents have died of the coronavirus, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal.