IN-DEPTH: ‘The Antithesis of Transparency’; North Carolina Health Care Professionals Contend New CDC Director Incapable of Rebuilding Trust

Dr. Mandy Cohen, COO and chief of staff of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 3, 2015. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

In her new position as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, the former North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen said she intends to rebuild trust in the public.

However, medical professionals in the state—in recalling her actions during the pandemic—say that won’t happen.