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New CDC head chosen after week of turmoil at the agency

By Selena Simmons-Duffin,
Leila Fadel
Published August 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM PDT

It's been a week of turmoil at the CDC, and now there's a new person tapped to be acting director of the agency.

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Selena Simmons-Duffin
Selena Simmons-Duffin reports on health policy for NPR.
Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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