Biden plans to pick Mandy Cohen to lead CDC
President Biden plans to tap longtime federal and state health official Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC after Rochelle Walensky departs at the end of June.
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to tap longtime federal and state health official Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after Rochelle Walensky departs at the end of June, according to three people with knowledge of his plans.
If appointed, Cohen would inherit an agency in the midst of assessing its Covid-19 response, including criticisms that it stumbled on test and masking guidance and stoked Americans’ frustration with public health agencies.
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