Actually, CDC is a private 501c3 public charity that the us govt contracts to provide guidance. USGovt didn't hire her, but probably wished they had. The better question is why are we working with/listening to CDC? We don't listen to WHO anymore.  Some people have questioned my concern over both the CDC and John Hopkins University is a PRIVATE organization where the CDC accepts private funding – NOT ONLY GOVERNMENT! The CDC is quasi-government under the Department of Health and Human Services which strangely has sources of funding that are predicated on the fact that it also has a private 501(c)(3) public charity, like the Clinton Foundation. The CDC Foundation receives charitable contributions and philanthropic grants from individuals, foundations, corporations, universities, NGOs and other organizations to advance the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is NOT a government-funded organization. It is not exclusively a government-funded – very curious.  https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/disease/cdc-is-a-private-organization-not-government/