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May 5, 2023 · CDC head resigns, blindsiding many health officials. Rochelle Walensky acknowledged the agency did not meet expectations during the pandemic and launched a reorganization. Rochelle Walensky, the ...
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 ...
Jun 21, 2023 · She became CDC director in January 2021, on the first day of the Biden administration. It was near the beginning of a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign that was expected to turn the tide, but saw additional waves of illness and death as new versions of the coronavirus emerged.
Jun 20, 2023 · Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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 · On arriving at the CDC, Walensky’s experience did not include running a government health agency. Still, she did so in early 2021, taking over the Atlanta-based public health agency with its ...
May 5, 2023 · Walensky’s last day will be 30 June, CDC officials said, and an interim director was not immediately named. She sent a resignation letter to Joe Biden and announced the decision at a CDC staff ...
