The Boston Globe, May 5th, 2023
COVID global health emergency declared over as CDC director announces her resignation
The news comes just days before federal and state health emergencies in response to the pandemic officially end on May 11. That means the CDC no longer has the authority to collect certain critical data, such as the number of cases and transmission rates, nor will it publish its controversial color-coded map showing community-level COVID cases that many infectious disease specialists said obscured true transmission rates.
Rochelle is chummy with Takeda leadership and other vaccine company execs. Look for her to land somewhere in pharma, possibly in Boston.
COVID global health emergency declared over as CDC director announces her resignation
The news comes just days before federal and state health emergencies in response to the pandemic officially end on May 11. That means the CDC no longer has the authority to collect certain critical data, such as the number of cases and transmission rates, nor will it publish its controversial color-coded map showing community-level COVID cases that many infectious disease specialists said obscured true transmission rates.
Rochelle is chummy with Takeda leadership and other vaccine company execs. Look for her to land somewhere in pharma, possibly in Boston.