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CDC’s Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition

Headline from The Columbian

NEW YORK — 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 tra

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns as Pandemic Winds Down (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced Friday that she will resign on June 30.

  2. Greensboro News & Record

    CDC's Rochelle Walensky resigns as director, citing pandemic transition (opens Greensboro News & Record)

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    Greensboro News & Record's feed description

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the CDC, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition.

  3. Fox5 Atlanta

    Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, submits resignation (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky says the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic is a good time to make a transition.

  4. KCEN Waco

    CDC head Rochelle Walensky resigning, citing pandemic transition (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    Walensky was brought in to raise morale at the CDC, to rebuild public trust in the agency and to improve its sometimes-bumbling response to the COVID pandemic.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Will Resign in June (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Walensky did not provide a specific reason for her departure, but noted that the U.S. is transitioning out of the emergency of the Covid-19 response.

  6. The Columbian

    CDC’s Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    NEW YORK — 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 tra

  7. Washington Examiner

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky resigns as pandemic wanes (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned from her position on Friday, citing the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic as a good opportunity to begin a transition of power.

  8. Hot Air

  9. KTVZ Bend

    Walensky leaving post as CDC director (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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 …

  10. UPI

    Outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky 'saved lives,' Joe Biden says (opens UPI)

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    Rochelle Walensky is leaving her job as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House announced Friday.

  11. Hot Air

    New: Walensky resigns from CDC (opens Hot Air)

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    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....

  12. NPR

    Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns (opens NPR)

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    The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    CDC leader Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    In her letter to President Biden, she didn’t say exactly why she was stepping down, but said the nation is at a moment of transition as emergency declarations come to an end.

  14. CBS News

    Rochelle Walensky stepping down as CDC director (opens CBS News)

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    Walensky has overseen the agency since the early days of the Biden administration.

  15. The Daily Caller

    White House Announces Departure Of CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The White House announced Friday that Centers of Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Welensky is departing the agency.

  16. Breitbart News

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns Citing Waning Pandemic (opens Breitbart News)

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    Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), resigned on Friday afternoon.

  17. RedState

    BREAKING: CDC Director Rochelle Walensky's Out (opens RedState)

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    Walensky leaves the same day the WHO officially declares the pandemic over.

  18. New York Post

    CDC’s Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing end of COVID-19 pandemic (opens New York Post)

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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky will leave her post next month, citing in a Friday resignation letter the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I have never been prou…

  19. Fox News

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky stepping down (opens Fox News)

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    U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced her resignation Friday in a letter to President Biden. Walensky will step down from her role at the CDC at the end of June.

  20. Politico

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is leaving, White House says (opens Politico)

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    Walensky acknowledged the agency did not meet expectations during the pandemic and launched a reorganization.

  21. Portland Press Herald

    Walensky to step down as head of U.S. CDC, citing pandemic transition (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Rochelle Walensky has been the agency's director for a little more than 2 years.

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    U.S. CDC chief Rochelle Walensky stepping down in June (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, a top U.S. public health official, is leaving the institution at the end of June, the CDC

  23. Los Angeles Times

    CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says she will step down in June (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Walensky sent a resignation letter to President Biden and announced the decision at a CDC staff meeting. Her last day will be June 30.

  24. PJ Media

    BREAKING: Rochelle Walensky Resigns from CDC (opens PJ Media)

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    On Friday, Rochelle Walensky, the embattled director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced her resignation. She stated that with the declining impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, i...

  25. ABC 7 Chicago

    CDC director resigns, saying end of COVID-19 emergency is good transition period (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

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

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