Trump-appointed CDC deputy director to resign after six months on the job
Summary
Jennifer Shuford, the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer, plans to resign after six months in the role, according to an agency email obtained by The Guardian. She said she is leaving to spend more time with her family and is expected to depart on November 12, after the midterm elections.Key Facts
- Donald Trump appointed Shuford in April as part of a four-person senior leadership team.
- Shuford serves as the CDC’s deputy director and chief medical officer.
- The CDC director, Dr. Erica Schwartz, sent Shuford’s statement by email.
- Shuford thanked Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the opportunity to help lead the CDC.
- The appointments were intended to stabilize the agency after former CDC director Susan Monarez left less than a month into the job.
- Monarez publicly described Kennedy’s directives as “unscientific.”
- Shuford is expected to leave on November 12, after the midterm elections.
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