Dr. Ngozi Ezike is relinquishing her role as Illinois Director of Public Health after guiding Illinois' COVID response over the last two years.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike will bring her three-year tenure at the helm of the Illinois Department of Public Health to a close on March 14."It is absolutely cause to celebrate the fact that we are able to tell people that they can consider whether they want to wear their mask or not," she said."For real, like, I'm superwoman," Ezike said."Like, you can't tell me I can't do something now.
COVID has been cowed for now. Cases and transmission are low, but it's not gone. Dr. Ezike said she hopes"if we could do something really foundational, that would be to take politics out of pandemics, out of public health." Ezike will leave satisfied with the most intense two years of her life, working days that began before the sun was up and ending after it set.
"I'm proud that I've had the physical and mental strength to last this long," Ezike said."And I'm glad we're at a place where we can think about a changing of the guard." The mother of four said she's planning a trip to Los Angeles to see her mom, and after that, it's the great unknown. She said that with whatever job she takes next, work-life balance is key.
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