Dr. Rochelle Walensky

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Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns

4:38pm May 05, 2023

by Bill Chappell

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.

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, attends a Senate hearing in Washington last July. She spoke to NPR shortly after the CDC recommended updated booster shots.

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There's no bad time to get a new COVID booster if you're eligible, CDC director says

10:11am September 02, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

People can get the Moderna booster if they're 18 or older, and the Pfizer-BioNTech version if they're 12 and up. In both cases, they must wait at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.

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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies at a Senate hearing. The agency has come under criticism for not holding regular briefings. This week, Walensky pledged to hold regular briefings moving forward.

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CDC is criticized for failing to communicate, promises to do better

5:14pm January 08, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held only two telebriefings in 2021. That lack of transparency has prompted criticism — and a pledge from director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to be more open.

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