Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky toured a Public Health Lab in Shoreline Wednesday, highlighting the role Washington state played in combatting the COVID pandemic while recognizing the need for significant investments in public health infrastructure. "This is a landmark place where the first case [in the US] was diagnosed and Washington state has done so much amazing work in really being one of those leaders in incorporating health, incorporating equity, incorporating data and working together with partnerships," Walensky said in an interview following the tour. "Much of the groundwork they did before the pandemic started, lessons learned during the pandemic and then growing from those lessons and taking those lessons toward more innovation." Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/cdc-director-tour-public-health-lab-shoreline/281-2e7c48fb-950a-493a-82b3-f2f21d03d2f2