Rochelle Walensky Stepping Down as CDC Director

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Washington on May 4, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is resigning.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down at the end of June, the director told President Joe Biden in a letter, the CDC said on May 5.