Much-Criticized CDC Announces Plan To Revamp Agency

After endless criticism for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced plans to overhaul the agency.

In announcing the plan, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said “it is time to step back and strategically position CDC to support the future of public health,” The Washington Post reported.

“In an agencywide email sent shortly after 1 p.m., Walensky said she has hired a senior federal health official outside of the Atlanta-based agency to conduct a one-month review to ‘kick off an evaluation of CDC’s structure, systems, and processes,’” the outlet added.

“‘Over the past year, I have heard from many of you that you would like to see CDC build on its rich history and modernize for the world around us,’ she wrote in the email. ‘I am grateful for your efforts to lean into the hard work of transforming CDC for the better. I look forward to our collective efforts to position CDC, and the public health community, for greatest success in the future,’” the paper said.- READ MORE