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James Macrae, an associate administrator in the Department of
Health and Human Services, will join CDC on a one-month
assignment from April 11 to listen to and engage with the
agency's COVID-19 response activities, Walensky said in an email
to her colleagues.
Macrae will provide Walensky insight into how CDC's programs can
be strengthened.
She has also asked three senior officials at CDC to gather
feedback on the agency's current structure and solicit
suggestions for strategic change.
The review follows criticism for its response during the
pandemic, from delays in developing a coronavirus test initially
to its guidance over masking, isolation and quarantine being
called confusing. [nL1N2TE1EH]
"As we've challenged our state and local partners, we know that
now is the time for CDC to integrate the lessons learned into a
strategy for the future," Walensky said in a separate statement.
Walensky said the review will allow CDC to develop new systems
and processes, with a keen focus on the agency’s core
capabilities like public health workforce, laboratory capacity
and rapid response to disease outbreaks.
(Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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