On Tuesday, Walensky toured the Alaska Public Health Laboratory in Anchorage, which state health officials say the lab played a critical role in Alaska’s COVID-19 response.
The White House announced last week that Dr. Rochelle Walensky will be leaving her post as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has led the agency since the start of the Biden administration and guided its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That effort has been less than stellar.