CDC director who traded tobacco stock resigns

 

good.  keep it coming.  only let’s speed up the process ~ this is taking too long for me.

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Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s resignation comes one day after POLITICO reported she bought shares in a tobacco company.

By BRIANNA EHLEY and SARAH KARLIN-SMITH

Updated 

President Donald Trump’s top public health official resigned Wednesday amid mounting questions about financial conflicts of interest.

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s resignation comes one day after POLITICO reported that one month into her tenure as CDC director, she bought shares in a tobacco company. Fitzgerald had long championed efforts to cut tobacco use, which is the leading cause of preventable death.

Fitzgerald, a doctor and former Georgia Department of Public Health commissioner, assumed leadership of the agency in July and was close to former HHS Secretary Tom Price, who resigned in September after POLITICO reported his use of private jets.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar, who was sworn in two days ago, accepted Fitzgerald’s resignation early Wednesday morning, according to a statement released by the agency.

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