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CDC's deputy director resigns after being hired in April

Close up of entrance sign for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Getty Images stock image)Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's deputy director, has res Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s deputy director, has resigned following her appointment in April. Shufford, who also served as chief medical officer, will spend her last day on Nov. 12. In the interim, Satish Pillai will serve as acting CDC chief medical and deputy director. Dr. Erica Schwartz, the CDC’�s director, expressed gratitude for Shufords' leadership and commitment to public health. Shouford, who is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases, served as Texas’ chief state epidemiologist before becoming commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.

CDC's deputy director resigns after being hired in April

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Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s deputy director, has resigned, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.

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