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Fired CDC chief accuses RFK Jr. of ‘sabotage’ with vaccine moves
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Former CDC Director Susan Monarez says she was fired for refusing to compromise on science and preapprove recommendations from RFK Jr.'s antivaccine ACIP picks.
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Former CDC directors condemned HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing Dr. Susan Monarez and accused him of weakening America's public health system.
Nine former CDC directors penned an op-ed in The New York Times condemning HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership in the aftermath of the firing of the CDC director last week.
Several former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday of “endangering every American’s health” by the way he’s managed the public health agency.
Susan Monarez, who was recently forced to resign as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Thursday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was actively seeking to undermine the scientific process used to make influential public health recommendations.
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez says she was fired for refusing to compromise on science and preapprove recommendations from RFK Jr.'s antivaccine ACIP picks.
