Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskyCDC director walks tightrope on pandemic messaging Sunday shows preview: Democrats eye passage of infrastructure bill; health experts warn of fourth coronavirus wave Overnight Health Care: CDC says fully vaccinated people can safely travel | Biden bemoans those acting as though COVID-19 fight over | Will vaccine passports be the biggest campaign issue of 2022? Public health messaging during a global pandemic is complicated enough, but experts say this particular moment is especially difficult. Glen Nowak, director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at the University of Georgia and a former CDC media relations director, said Walensky's candor helps establish credibility. Nowak said part of what makes public health messaging so difficult is the fact that science doesn't always deal in absolutes and that the public overall doesn't do well with nuance. Jen Kates, director for global hea
