Overview
- The resignation is effective immediately, according to a CDC statement posted Monday.
- Abraham was sworn in on Dec. 15, placing his tenure at roughly two to three months.
- His exit comes during broader leadership turnover at the CDC, with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya serving as acting director after recent changes at the top of the agency.
- Reporting highlights Abraham’s prior role as Louisiana surgeon general, where he directed officials to stop promoting mass vaccination and criticized COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
- NBC News notes that during his Louisiana tenure the state delayed a public alert on rising whooping cough cases, by which time two infants had died.