Biden administration doubles down on fully opening schools amid surge of Delta variant In an extraordinary interview on NBC News Thursday evening, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky doubled down on the Biden administration’s homicidal demand that schools fully reopen this fall, months before any children under 12 years old can be vaccinated. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool] One week ago, the CDC released new guidelines on K–12 schools that encourage vaccinated teachers and students not to wear masks and promote the full reopening of schools regardless of vaccination levels and distancing between students. These are the latest in a series of reckless guidelines issued by the CDC during the pandemic, making clear that the institution has become wholly subservient to the interests of Wall Street and the major corporations that demand the full reopening of schools to facilitate the return of parents to unsafe workplaces.