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SENIOR CDC OFFICIAL JENNIFER SHUFORD TO LEAVE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AFTER MIDTERM ELECTIONS
CDC Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer Jennifer Shuford plans to leave the Trump administration after the November 3 midterm elections, ending a roughly six-month tenure at the agency. Shuford told The Washington Post she wants to spend more time with her family, while a separate source familiar with the matter said she had disagreements with the administration’s vaccine-policy direction. Reuters said it could not independently verify the reasons for the departure, and neither the CDC nor White House immediately commented. Shuford joined the CDC in April after previously serving as Texas health commissioner and state epidemiologist. The Washington Post
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