District of Columbia Well being Director LaQuandra Nesbitt is stepping down on the finish of the month after 7 1/2 years on the job.
Mayor Muriel Bowser stated in a press launch that Ms. Nesbitt’s resignation will take impact on July 29.
“None of us knew then that the director of DC Well being would additionally turn into liable for main us by a world pandemic,” Ms. Bowser stated within the launch. “As DC’s physician, she has made our neighborhood extremely proud, main DC Well being with experience, compassion, and a deep understanding of what it takes to construct more healthy neighborhoods.”
Ms. Bowser went on to say that Ms. Nesbitt “led one of many strongest responses to COVID-19 within the nation,” and that the exiting director “answered each query our neighborhood had about COVID-19, viruses, vaccinations, and a lot extra.”
Some reporting suggests in any other case concerning the District’s response.
The DCist reported that D.C. Well being fudged a few of its COVID numbers to satisfy a reopening metric in September 2020.
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That was adopted by a clunky rollout of the COVID vaccine, a haphazard method of enacting and lifting masks mandates in addition to two-week lapse in reporting COVID information to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention this previous spring, in accordance with the DCist, although it famous that D.C. ranked nicely nationally by way of the way it dealt with the virus.
Ms. Nesbitt instructed the Washington Publish that she’s stepping down so she will search for work outdoors of presidency.
Ms. Bowser’s launch stated that an interim director will likely be named quickly.
For extra info, go to The Washington Instances COVID-19 useful resource web page.
