Shannon Longworth
Anchor/Reporter
U.S.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announces resignation
May 5
By Shannon Longworth (Anchor/Reporter), Stacey Chamberlain (Digital Producer)
Dr. Rochelle Walensky has announced that she is stepping down as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a position she’s held since the beginning of President Biden’s term in 2021.
The White House announced her resignation in a statement May 5. The CDC said in a statement that her last day will be at the end of June.
“The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency marks a tremendous transition for our country, for public health, and in my tenure as CDC director,” Walensky wrote in a letter to President Biden, released by the CDC.
Walensky announced the resignation on the same day the World Health Organization said COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency. And the Biden Administration plans to end the COVID-19 public health emergency May 11.
Walensky’s successor has not yet been announced.
This change at the CDC comes days after a shooting in midtown Atlanta, where the agency is located. The shooting left a CDC employee named Amy St. Pierre, dead.
SHANNON LONGWORTH: ROCHELLE WALENSKY IS STEPPING DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF THE CD, A POSITION SHE’S HELD SINCE THE BEGINNING OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S TERM IN 2021.
THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED HER RESIGNATION IN A STATEMENT MAY 5. THE CDC SAID, IN A STATEMENT, THAT HER LAST DAY WILL BE AT THE END OF JUNE.
IN A LETTER TO BIDEN RELEASED BY THE CDC, WALENSKY WROTE “THE END OF THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY MARKS A TREMENDOUS TRANSITION FOR OUR COUNTRY, FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, AND IN MY TENURE AS CDC DIRECTOR.”
WALENSKY RESIGNED ON THE SAME DAY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAID COVID-19 IS NO LONGER A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY. AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO END THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY NEXT WEEK ON MAY 11TH.
WALENSKY’S SUCCESSOR HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED.
THIS CHANGE AT THE CDC COMES DAYS AFTER A SHOOTING IN MIDTOWN ATLANTA, WHERE THE AGENCY IS LOCATED, LEFT A CDC EMPLOYEE NAMED AMY ST. PIERRE, DEAD.
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