Community Ties Are Key To More Vaccinations, Says CDC Director

In a conversation with the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, she calls L.A.'s community outreach 'unparalleled.'

As coronavirus infections continue to climb, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky toured the Los Angeles County vaccine site at Ted Watkins Park on May 5. We spoke with Walensky about L.A. County’s vaccine efforts and the future of the pandemic.Director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, visits a vaccination site at Ted Watkins Memorial Park in Watts on May 5.

Genomic sequencing identifies which coronavirus variants are infecting people. It’s how we track new variants in our population, but federal funding has dried up. L.A. County health officials say they can’t afford to do as much genomic sequencing as a result, while some health departments have stopped altogether. Do you think we’re losing the ability to understand how much transmission there is in the U.S.

Director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, left, speaking with a county health worker and L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer at Ted Watkins Memorial Park in Watts, Los Angeles on May 5th 2022.

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