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CDC director urges agency to make drastic changes to respond quickly to public health emergency

Dr. Rochelle Walensky Admits Government Agency Failures During Covid Pandemic, Remedies I have outlined the steps to do so. how to communicate to the public;

Rochelle Walensky, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rochelle The director of the Warrenski Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks at a Senate Health, Education, Work and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2021.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Files

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that government agencies are taking drastic steps to respond better and more quickly to public health emergencies, following mistakes made during the Covid pandemic. you need to make changes.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky outlined the broad terminology change in an email sent to her CDC employees Wednesday afternoon. This includes an overhaul of how authorities analyze and share data, and changes to how the CDC quickly communicates information to the public.

The agency has faced widespread criticism during the pandemic for its slow response and often confusing messages about masking and other mitigation measures.

} "At a critical time for us, our performance has certainly not lived up to expectations," Wallenski said in a statement.

Accountability, collaboration, communication and timeliness." "I want us all to do better, and it starts with the CDC leading the way." In an email to employees, Wallenski said he had Jim McRae, a longtime Department of Health and Human Services official, lead the review. It writes that data must be shared more quickly and communicated to the American public in plain language.Also, leadership changes and reorganizations are expected.

Moving forward "These changes require a cultural shift," the email said.

Erica Edwards is a health and medical news her writer and reporter for NBC News and "TODAY."