Meeting

A Conversation With CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen

Monday, November 25, 2024
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Speaker
Mandy K. Cohen
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presider
Harold Varmus
Lewis Thomas University Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College; Chair, WHO Science Council; CFR Member 

Dr. Mandy K. Cohen reflects on her time as CDC director, highlighting the progress and accomplishments of the Biden administration both domestically and globally. 

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