8 h. ago Former CDC director says she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr.

Susan Monarez, the ousted director of the CDC, testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the health secretary pressured her to rubber stamp vaccine policies without reviewing scientific evidence.

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22 h. ago Former CDC director tells Senate committee 'true reason' she believes she was fired

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez issued a detailed timeline of events she said led to her ouster as she testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday.

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24 h. ago Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Pressured Her to Blindly Approve Vaccine Changes

Susan Monarez told a Senate committee that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded she dismiss career officials without cause—and accept vaccine recommendations regardless of whether science backed them up.

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27 h. ago Ousted CDC director testifies she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr.

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

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27 h. ago RFK Jr. 'wanted blanket approval' for changes at CDC, fired director testifies

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

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27 h. ago Former CDC director tells Senate committee 'true reason' she was fired

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez issued a detailed timeline of events she said led to her ouster as she testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday.

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8 d. ago Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate

Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s impact on Americans' health

New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg discusses how Kennedy's cuts to government staff and expert groups will impact everyday Americans. A vaccine skeptic, he fired the CDC director last week.

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2 w. ago Former CDC leaders warn public health system is 'raging fire' under health secretary

After the Trump administration fired its CDC director, former heads of the agency signed a public letter urging Congress to use its oversight powers at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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2 w. ago CDC leaders resign after RFK Jr. moves to fire director Susan Monarez

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be facing a huge leadership vacuum, as Director Susan Monarez is forced out by RFK Jr. and the Trump administration.

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2 w. ago RFK Jr. Sought to Fire CDC Director Susan Monarez Over Vaccine Policy

The director, Susan Monarez, declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made over by Mr. Kennedy, according to people with knowledge of the events.

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3 w. ago CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign

Her lawyers said she was targeted for standing up for science. The post CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 w. ago CDC Standoff: RFK Jr.’s Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos

Lawyers for the agency’s chief, Susan Monarez, insist that the impasse with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can only be resolved by President Trump.

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3 w. ago White House fires CDC director who says RFK Jr. is ‘weaponizing public health’

White House fires CDC director who says RFK Jr. is ‘weaponizing public health’  The Washington Post

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3 w. ago CDC Director Susan Monarez refuses to be fired as other officials call it quits

CDC Director Susan Monarez has lawyered up and is refusing to step down despite the Trump administration moving to oust her from the job she was just confirmed to less than a month ago.

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