Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, C.D.C. Director, Resigns Over Tobacco and Other Investments
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Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, C.D.C. Director, Resigns Over Tobacco and Other Investments
In a statement, Alex Azar, the newly appointed secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the resignation of the director, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, citing her “complex financial interests
that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all her duties as the C. D.C.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned on Wednesday, in the middle of the nation’s
worst flu epidemic in nearly a decade, over financial investments that had posed potential conflicts of interest.
The Secretary thanks Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald for her service and wishes her the best in all her endeavors.”
Politico reported on Tuesday that Dr. Fitzgerald had traded in tobacco stocks after taking the position at the public health agency.
In a statement, Alex Azar, the newly appointed secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the resignation of the director, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, citing her “complex financial interests
that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all her duties as the C. D.C.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned on Wednesday, in the middle of the nation’s
worst flu epidemic in nearly a decade, over financial investments that had posed potential conflicts of interest.
The Secretary thanks Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald for her service and wishes her the best in all her endeavors.”
Politico reported on Tuesday that Dr. Fitzgerald had traded in tobacco stocks after taking the position at the public health agency.