CDC Director 'hopeful' that COVID-19 restrictions coming to an end

June 25, 2021, 3:56 AM

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Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control, joins Yahoo News National Correspondent Alexander Nazaryan to discuss the latest in the efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Walensky says that, despite a slow-down in vaccinations and the spread of deadly variants, she is hopeful that further lockdown measures won't be necessary.

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