May 5, 2024

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CDC to get overhaul after major ‘public mistakes’ in COVID response 

New York Post

 

The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced plans to overhaul the agency Wednesday — while admitting to major “mistakes” in handling the pandemic.

“For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for COVID-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement.

“I want us all to do better and it starts with CDC leading the way,” she said of her agency’s more than 11,000 staff.

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