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CDC Director Steps Down - Update #1 [1]

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Date: 2023-05-05

I heard this in my car on the radio and rushed to find more information.

Update 7:22 PM: Walensky will be leaving at the end of June.

Dr. Walensky is resigning effective in June. The exact date isn’t given .

According to the NYTimes, she wasn’t given advance notice regarding the ending of the public emergency as of May 11.

The director was upset by the agency’s relations with the White House and did not expect the announcement of the end of the public health emergency, the person said.

Then again, what can you say when the CDC holds its own superspreader event?

CDC opens investigation after 35 test positive for Covid following CDC conference

Then there’s the shorter isolation time. Then there’s the end of reporting.

There’s no word on a replacement. We can only hope for the best.

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