CDC names Center for Preparedness and Response director
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named Henry Walke, M.D., to direct its Center for Preparedness and Response effective Nov. 7. Walke most recently served as incident manager for CDC’s COVID-19 response and before that directed the Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections at CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.
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