New York governor to require all health care workers to get boosted
In what she said might be the first of many independent media briefings by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said that she is working to improve the quality of the agency’s communication with the public.
“We’re in an unprecedented time with the speed of Omicron cases rising, and we are working really hard to get information to the American public, and balancing that with the reality that we’re all living with,” Walenksy said Friday.
“This is hard, and I am committed to continue to improve as we learn more about the science and to communicate that with all of you.”
Friday’s briefing was the first solo CDC media briefing since July 2021.
“For the last year, I’ve taken your questions at about 80 – over 80 – briefings since I took office, and oftentimes multiple times a week. But I hear that you are interested in hearing from the CDC independently, and we are eager to answer your questions, and I will continue to engage with you. So I anticipate that this will be the first of many briefings, and I very much look forward to them,” she said.
