Walensky Tests Positive Again

CDC director returns to isolation with mild COVID-19 symptoms

By Bob Cronin

Posted Oct 31, 2022 6:00 PM CDT

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Walensky Tests Positive Again — Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies in June on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is back in isolation at home, after testing positive again for COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 53, first had a positive test on Oct 21. She then tested negative after completing a regimen of the antiviral Paxlovid, but mild symptoms returned Sunday, the AP reports. The CDC said Monday that Walensky will participate in meetings online, per the Hill.

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