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Carey Goldberg, WBUR

Rochelle Walensky, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during a news conference

Biden’s Straight-Talking CDC Director Has Long Used Data to Save Lives

By Carey Goldberg, WBUR February 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were “muzzled” and “diminished” by the Trump team, especially during the pandemic. She aims to fix that.

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