CDC Director Rips Pandemic Response Harold Fisher August 17, 2022 at 3:44 pm in In The News - Afternoon Headlines, NEWS Tweet (Atlanta, GA) — The CDC is admitting it failed in its response to COVID-19. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky slammed her agency’s public guidance during the pandemic, calling it “confusing and overwhelming,” while calling for an overhaul. She met with her senior staff to plan out a reorganization of the CDC’s structure, with public health and containing outbreaks top of mind. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director, CDC Tags: CDC, COVID-19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Pandemic Response