New CDC Director Says You Won't Get Your Vaccine From Here Anytime Soon By Allie Hogan of Best Life | New CDC Director Says You Won't Get Your Vaccine From Here Anytime Soon Rochelle Walensky, MD, has taken over as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under President Joe Biden. Walensky has already jumped into making some big changes, and has walked back some of the promises made by the former administration. If you were hoping you or your family members would be able to walk into your local pharmacies to get a COVID vaccine by the end of February, you might be disappointed. Read on for Walensky's predictions about the continued vaccine rollout, and for more vaccine news, If You Take These OTC Meds, You Have to Stop Before Getting the Vaccine.