Related Pages Working about 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to fight COVID-19’s spread attests to a person’s dedication. Helping steer billions in funding and hundreds of support staff to people fighting outbreaks around the country attests to her leadership. Peggy Honein (r.), who leads the State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support Task Force in CDC's COVID-19 response, talks with CNN's Don Lemon. Peggy is telling Don about ways that schools can safely reopen. Peggy Honein has dedicated most of that time in CDC’s COVID-19 response to strengthening the nation’s health departments and leading a revamp of how CDC responders collaborate with them.