Walensky To Leave Post Next Month As Pressure Builds Over CDC Revamp

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky will leave her post at the end of next month, she announced Friday (May 5), coming as House Republicans press her over plans to revamp the agency. Walensky has served as CDC director since 2021 and led the agency’s response to COVID-19, responded to a multinational mpox outbreak and contained the spread of Ebola in Uganda, a CDC press release states. It’s not yet clear who will lead the agency in...