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US CDC chief fired after weeks in role, challenges ouster as four top officials resign  Reuters CDC Director Susan Monarez Is Fired, White House Says  The New York Times RFK Jr. tightens grip on public health and vaccines with ouster of top CDC official  CNN CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign  The Guardian White House fires CDC director …

Former CDC chief slams HHS over anti-vaccine guidance  AOL.com US pediatric organization diverges from CDC in Covid-19 vaccine advisory for children  The Guardian US pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice  AP News Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines  PBS RFK Jr. Warns Docs of Liability if They Stray From CDC on Vaccines  MedPage Today Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Dr. Susan Monarez, who was sworn in as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 31, is being ousted, according to three sources familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they were not authorized to share the information. Her departure leaves the agency …

In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically, but quietly, scaled back a food safety surveillance system, cutting active tracking from eight top foodborne infections down to just two, according to a report by NBC News. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)—a network of surveillance sites that spans 10 states and covers about 54 million Americans (16 …

CDC director being ousted weeks into job  The Washington Post US CDC director ousted weeks into job  Reuters CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez is being ousted just weeks into her tenure  CNN Why Susan Monarez was fired as CDC director weeks after Trump’s nomination. Theories surface  Hindustan Times C.D.C. Director Departs After Just Weeks in the Job  The New York Times Source link

Dorgie Productions/Getty Images/The Image Bank RF For the past few years, a small team of health scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been tasked with answering basic statistical questions like: Who is drowning? Where is it happening — in lakes, rivers, swimming pools? And what works to prevent it? The team was starting to answer some …

As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows. The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured in over three decades. In …

As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows. The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured …

Days after a similar move from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) late last week released updated clinical guidance documents regarding vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.  The documents are based on clinical data, ACOG said, and released prior to the upcoming respiratory cold and flu season in collaboration with the …

A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told NBC News. Before July, the program …