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NACDS statement on president-elect Biden’s selections for HHS secretary and CDC director

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ARLINGTON, Va. – NACDS President and CEO Steven Anderson issued a statement today upon the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

“NACDS warmly and enthusiastically congratulates the Honorable Xavier Becerra on his selection as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Rochelle Walensky on her selection as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“They and the other healthcare team members who have been announced by President-elect Biden have prepared throughout their entire careers for this moment, to apply their expertise and leadership to the needs of our nation, of our communities, and of all Americans at this critical time. In the NACDS membership, Xavier Becerra and Dr. Rochelle Walensky will find dedicated, trusted and accessible professionals whose focus will remain on defeating the COVID-19 pandemic, and on meeting the daily health and wellness needs of all.”


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