Responder Stories

Responder Stories
Updated Feb. 17, 2021
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Laboratory Fellow Puts COVID-19 Tests Through the Paces
Jenn Lehman and a colleague at a drive-through COVID-19 testing center
She Ought to Be In Pictures
CDC responders Dale Rose in Emergency Operations Center, Roybal Campus
Raising Defenses against the COVID-19 “Tsunami”
U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Troy Ritter examines a damaged mobile home outside Lake Charles, Louisiana
COVID-19 Pandemic Complicates Other Disasters
Leandris Liburd wearing a mask
For COVID-19 Clues, Researchers Look to the Sewer
Leandris Liburd wearing mask
Why COVID-19 Will Hit “Marjorie” Harder
William Duck working on a laptop.
Dispatches from the Data Jungle of COVID-19
Janet McAllister peers into a microscope
Rolling With the Changes
Rachael interviewing outside for ATL Survey
The Kindness of Strangers
CDC molecular biologist Silvina Masciotra wears a face mask during an assignment.
A “Capital” Assignment for CDC Lab Specialist
Cook County jail, Chicago
Stopping an Outbreak Behind Bars
CDC deployers practice in personal protective equipment before going door-to-door to investigate a COVID-19 outbreak in Utah.
COVID-19 Response is a Family Affair for EIS Alums
CDC responder Jesica Jacobs wears a face mask and shield during an assignment on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.
Testing Demand Keeps CDC Lab Fellow on the Go
CDC epidemiologist Mitsuru Toda
Getting the Word Out to Protect Workers
CDC epidemiologist Mitsuru Toda
Changing Paths During the Pandemic
CDC epidemiologist Mitsuru Toda
A Sort of Homecoming
Chief Medical Officer for CDC’s COVID-19 response John Brooks social distances from home office with his cat, Cosmo.
"Every Day, I Walk Away Amazed"
Chief Medical Officer for CDC’s COVID-19 response John Brooks social distances from home office with his cat, Cosmo.
A Marathoner’s Take on COVID-19
Chief Medical Officer for CDC’s COVID-19 response John Brooks social distances from home office with his cat, Cosmo.
Looking for Clues
A medical officer in PPE giving a toy to a child in quarantine
A Different Kind of Outbreak
Screeners reviewing arrivals
Riding the First Wave of CDC’s COVID-19 Response at Ports of Entry
Man wearing mask
CDC Shares 9 Tons of Protective Gear With Responders