05/05/2023

Walensky Departing Post as CDC Director

Her last day on the job will be June 30

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is leaving her government post, the agency and President Joe Biden announced Friday.

Walensky's last day on the job will be June 30, according to an email sent to CDC employees Friday, which was shared with CNN.

In a statement, Biden thanked Walensky for leading "a complex organization on the frontlines of a once-in-a-generation pandemic with honesty and integrity" and wished her well in her next chapter.

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