Rochelle Walensky , to Step Down As CDC Director.<br />Walensky's departure was announced on <br />May 5 by the CDC and President Biden, CNN reports.<br />The president thanked Walensky for guiding “a complex organization on the frontlines of a once-in-a-generation pandemic with honesty and integrity.”.<br />Dr. Walensky leaves CDC a stronger institution, better positioned to confront health threats and protect Americans. , President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />We have all benefited from her service and dedication to public health, and I wish her the best in her next chapter, President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />In a letter, Walensky said that the CDC <br />“saved and improved lives and protected the country <br />and the world from the greatest infectious disease <br />threat we have seen in over 100 years.”.<br />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, Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, via statement.<br />I took on this role, at your request, with the goal of leaving behind the dark days of the pandemic and moving CDC – and public health – forward into a much better and more trusted place, Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, via statement.<br />Walensky's last day as <br />CDC director will be June 30
