After four years as Missouri’s health director, Randall Williams announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from the position, effective immediately.
Gov. Mike Parson said he received Williams’s letter of resignation Tuesday morning but did not give a reason for his departure.
Robert Knodell, Parson’s deputy chief of staff, will serve as acting director for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Throughout the pandemic, Knodell has been active in the state’s COVID-19 response and vaccine distribution.
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