- Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald has resigned over financial conflicts of interest. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the nature of her financial interests prevented her from divesting them in an appropriate time frame.
- Yesterday, Politico reported that Dr. Fitzgerald purchased shares in a tobacco company a month into her term.
- HHS had no comment on a potential successor.
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