Rochelle Walensky
Rochelle Walensky is an American physician and public health expert who served as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from January 2021 until June 2022. A graduate of Harvard College and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, she has been a prominent figure in the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walensky has been involved in various public health initiatives and has worked extensively on HIV/AIDS research and treatment. Her tenure at the CDC has been marked by efforts to combat misinformation about COVID-19 and to promote vaccination, although she faced criticism for some of the claims made during the pandemic regarding vaccine efficacy.
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Rochelle Walensky is the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Rochelle Walensky was the head of the CDC and made claims about vaccine efficacy that were later deemed factually inaccurate.
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