Walensky to Resign as C.D.C. Director
In an announcement on Friday, the head of the beleaguered agency said she would step down in June.
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Jeff Zients, White House chief of staff, had developed frustrations with Walensky and her communication style during his tenure as covid coordinator in 2021 and in early 2022, according to current and former White House officials. They said Walensky went off-script during a March 2021 covid briefing when she spoke of a feeling of “impending doom” about a potential covid surge.That was the moment she lost me. And she did it emotionally, too. As I wrote at the time, to have the doctor tell the patient she has a feeling of impending doom while welling up is precisely the opposite of a good bedside manner.
Zients met earlier this year with Walensky to discuss her future in the administration, said two people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House conversations.
