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Brenda Fitzgerald, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned a day after Politico reported that

she “bought shares in a tobacco company one month into the leadership of the agency.” 

The CDC is in charge of reducing tobacco use, and critics said her financial interest in tobacco created a large ethical conflict. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said she was unable to divest the stocks, which would limit her ability to carry out her official duties.




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The new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned
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The new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned after her investments in tobacco stocks drew criticism
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:30 AM EST

In a statement, Alex Azar, the newly appointed secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the resignation of the director, Brenda Fitzgerald, citing her “complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all her duties as the C.D.C. director.”
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