The public grew more unhappy with the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes are designed to address some of the criticisms.
NEW YORK — The head of the nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, announced on Wednesday there will be changes at the agency. The agency has long been criticized as too ponderous, focusing on collection and analysis of data but not acting quickly against new health threats. Public unhappiness with the agency grew dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts said the CDC was slow to recognize how much virus was entering the U.S. from Europe, to recommend people wear masks, to say the virus can spread through the air, and to ramp up systematic testing for new variants.
A new strategy to stretch the U.S. supply of monkeypox vaccines probably still isn't enough to meet demand. Restructuring the agency’s communications office and further revamping CDC websites to make the agency’s guidance for the public more clear and easier to find.
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