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Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence

Headline from WDIO Duluth

Former CDC director Susan Monarez will accuse Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of pressuring her to endorse vaccine recommendations without scientific evidence when she testifies before senators. That's according to a copy of her prepared remarks obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.

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  1. Winchester Star

    Former CDC chief Susan Monarez set to testify RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is testifying before the Senate health committee. Monarez claims Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired her for refusing to

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Former CDC director Susan Monarez will accuse Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of pressuring her to endorse vaccine recommendations without scientific evidence when she testifies before senators. That's according to a copy of her prepared remarks obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.

  3. The Hill

    Monarez says RFK Jr. was ‘very upset’ and ‘very animated’ in final meeting (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Susan Monarez, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Wednesday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was “very upset” in their final meeting, in which she claimed he asked her to give blanket approval to vaccine guidance without seeing…

  4. WMUR

    Fired CDC director accuses Kennedy of vaccine policy pressure (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Former CDC director Susan Monarez claims Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence.

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    Ex-CDC chief warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Susan Monarez testified at a Wednesday hearing about disagreements with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine policies and losing her job at the CDC weeks later.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    Ex-CDC chief to testify RFK Jr. pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Susan Monarez is testifying at a Senate hearing on Wednesday that she faced pressure to support vaccine recommendations. The former CDC director was fired in August over disagreements about vaccine guidance.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warned senators that America’s public health system is headed to a 'dangerous place' under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  8. The New Republic

    Former CDC Head: RFK Jr. Is Bringing Back Preventable Diseases (opens The New Republic)

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    Dr. Susan Monarez, former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head who was ousted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., thinks that his upheaval of the CDC will lead to the return of diseases America hasn’t seen in decades, including polio.

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    Ousted CDC director testifies she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr. (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Fired CDC director warns of backslide in US vaccine science under RFK Jr (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ex-CDC Director Monarez says she was fired for refusing to approve vaccine policy changes without scientific review.

  11. NPR

    Ousted CDC director testifies on why she was fired (opens NPR)

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    Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

  12. The Guardian

    Fired health official testifies to Senate committee about chaos in RFK Jr’s department – live (opens The Guardian)

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    Susan Monarez was director of the Centers for Disease Control before she was fired in August

  13. Rolling Stone

    Ousted CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Tried to Bar Her From Speaking to Lawmakers (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Susan Monarez, the ousted CDC director, said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked her to “pre-approve” new vaccine recommendations and fire scientific experts.

  14. New York Post

    Ex-CDC boss says RFK Jr. fired her after she went to Congress with fears about his hand-picked vaccine panel (opens New York Post)

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    Monarez, 50, who was dismissed Aug. 27 after fewer than four weeks on the job, claimed that Kennedy, 71, had instructed her two days earlier to rubber-stamp recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) -- whose membership RFK Jr.

  15. Scientific American

    U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is in Chaos, Fired CDC Director Tells Senators (opens Scientific American)

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    Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testified that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., had demanded she rubber-stamp recommendations from his remade vaccine panel

  16. The Guardian

    RFK Jr and red flags: key moments from ousted CDC director’s testimony (opens The Guardian)

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    Susan Monarez testified with ex-chief medical officer Debra Houry about vaccines, Kennedy and threats to public health

  17. CBS News

    Watch Live: Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies on RFK Jr. (opens CBS News)

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    Former CDC Director Susan Monarez and Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry are testifying before a Senate panel weeks after departing in a dramatic shakeup at the health agency.

  18. KOB 4

    Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testifies RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science (opens KOB 4)

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    Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is testifying before Congress about her firing. Monarez told senators Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired her for refusing to endorse vaccine recommendations without reviewing scientific evidence.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Former CDC chief Susan Monarez set to testify RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is expected to testify Wednesday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired her

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