CDC director calls for major overhaul.
, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” Walensky said. “My goal is a new, public health, action-oriented culture at CDC that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, communication and timeliness.”
Walensky ordered an external review of the agency in April amid widespread criticism of its pandemic response. Its public messages on masking and othernoted, making them seem more like rough drafts than carefully considered official positions.In a meeting with senior staff, Walensky described plans to prioritize public health needs, including on continuing outbreaks, and de-emphasize publication of scientific papers about rare diseases.
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