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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.
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 · May 5, 2023. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will step down from her position on June 30, she announced on Friday, capping a tumultuous ...
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 8, 2023 · Biden will be able to appoint Walensky’s successor, but starting in 2025, the CDC director will be subject to Senate confirmation as a result of the fiscal 2023 government appropriations package.
May 5, 2023 · Walensky did not provide a specific reason for her departure but noted the ebbing of the COVID-19 pandemic as being a good time to make a transition. She sent a resignation letter to President Joe ...
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 ...
