California Public Health Director Sonia Angell resigned yesterday evening without explanation, an abrupt departure that came amid a major data glitch affecting hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 test records
, which has hampered counties' response to the virus.
The HHS secretary on Friday said he was looking into the apparent miscommunication both within the state HHS Agency as well as the Department of Public Health, under which the CalREDIE system operates. Angell regularly appeared alongside Newsom to explain public health guidance, particularly early in the pandemic.
Sandra Shewry, who led the Department of Health Services under former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Monday will be appointed acting public health director, state officials said Sunday evening. She served from 2004 to 2008 — the state in 2007 split the Health Services entity into the Department of Health Care Services and Department of Public Health.“I want to thank Dr.
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