Mandy Cohen appointed as CDC director by President Biden.

Physician Mandy Cohen has been announced as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the Biden administration. Cohen, a former North Carolina health secretary, will take over an agency that has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Her first day at the CDC will be in early July, and she will replace outgoing director Rochelle Walensky. Cohen's leadership experience in federal and state government, oversight of North Carolina's coronavirus response, and track record of working with Republicans and the private sector were cited as reasons for her selection.