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New CDC director: Healthier days lie ahead
From CNN Health s Virginia Langmaid
In her first statement as Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky promised that healthier days lie ahead but getting there will require a rapid acceleration of Covid-19 testing, surveillance and vaccination.
Walensky, who began her post on Wednesday, also said the agency is conducting a comprehensive review of all existing Covid-19 guidance, which will be updated wherever needed. We must also confront the longstanding public health challenges of social and racial injustice and inequity that have demanded action for far too long. And we must make up for potentially lost ground in areas like suicide, substance use disorder and overdose, chronic diseases, and global health initiatives, Walensky added.