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Fikirte Wagaw to serve as interim commissioner for Chicago Department of Public Health

CDPH names Fikirte Wagaw as acting commissioner
CDPH names Fikirte Wagaw as acting commissioner 00:16

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Department of Public Health is introducing its new interim leader.

Fikirte Wagaw will now serve as acting commissioner.

The announcement comes nearly two weeks after Mayor Brandon Johnson fired Dr. Allison Arwady.

Wagaw has over 20 years of experience in public health.

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