CDC Director Says She’s ‘Really Struggling With How to Communicate’ About COVID-19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is seen during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on May 11, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Rochelle Walensky, acknowledged on Aug. 12 that she’s struggling to communicate with Americans about the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am really struggling with how to communicate to people who are worried about politics, and I just want them to continue to be at their family’s dinner table,” Walensky said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.