Dr. Allison Arwady, former Chicago public health chief, joins CDC
CHICAGO -- Former Chicago Department of Public Health commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady has taken a new job with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.Arwady, who led the city's efforts to fight COVID-19 during the pandemic under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, confirmed she has taken a position with the CDC in Atlanta, leading the National Center for Injury Prevention & Control, starting Jan. 16, 2024.
' Arwady spent four years running the Chicago Department of Public Health under Lightfoot, and became the face of the city's fight against COVID-19, holding weekly public Q&A sessions on social media, and at times providing daily updates on the spread of the virus and efforts to roll out vaccines.Mayor Brandon Johnson abruptly fired Arwady from CDPH in August, about two months after he took office.
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