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May 5, 2023 · Health Care. CDC head resigns, blindsiding many health officials Rochelle Walensky acknowledged the agency did not meet expectations during the pandemic and launched a reorganization.
Jun 20, 2023 · Published 2:01 PM PDT, June 20, 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday her reasons for stepping down were complicated, driven in part by a desire to take a break from the frenetic pace of the job during a pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky surprised many in public health circles ...
May 5, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition. Walensky’s last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director wasn’t immediately named.
May 5, 2023 · President Joe Biden today announced that the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, MD, is resigning from her position. Walensky was appointed to the role in December 2020 by President Briden. She replaced Robert Redfield, MD, who served as CDC director throughout most of former President Donald ...
May 5, 2023 · Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition. Walensky's last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director wasn’t immediately named. Walensky, 54, has been the agency's director for a little over two years, and the ...
May 7, 2021 · Health Care. Top CDC official resigns from post following reassignment Nancy Messonnier had drawn former President Donald Trump’s ire last year for her early warning about the pandemic.
May 5, 2023 · Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing the nation's progress in coping with COVID-19. Walensky announced the move on the same day the World Health Organization declared that, for the first time since Jan. 30, 2020, COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency .
