Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns
![Dr. Rochelle Walensky is leaving her post leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing progress in the battle with COVID-19.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/05/05/gettyimages-1234075347_wide-1b05a16ffe1bf6570cf4f87b72cd5c25d586f540.jpg?s=600)
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.
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