House Panel Questions CDC Director Over Comments About Seasonal COVID Vaccine

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has inquired about comments from the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the recommendation of an annual COVID-19 vaccine.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) in Washington on June 13, 2023. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic sent a letter dated Aug. 2 to Mandy Cohen, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), requesting information on the CDC’s plans for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout this fall. 

Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)—a doctor of podiatric medicine and retired Army reservist who was decorated for his service as a combat surgeon in Iraq—signed the letter.