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Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Wednesday in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a much anticipated public appearance Wednesday, Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, defended her short …

‘You resisted firing people who think the Covid vaccine should be at six months’published at 16:13 BST 16:13 BST Image source, Reuters You can watch some of this exchange in the video carousel at the top of the page Monarez is now being questioned by Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky. Paul asks her first about Covid vaccines: “Does …

Houry, who resigned after Monarez was removed, said that she made the decision to leave her post because “CDC leaders were reduced to rubber stamps, supporting policies not based on science and putting American lives at risk.” She criticized Kennedy’s leadership as head of Health and Human Services and accused him of censoring CDC science, politicizing its processes and stripping …

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WASHINGTON — In the days after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he suggested sweeping changes were needed to reform the agency — and that the ouster was part of his plan. “The agency is in trouble, and we need to fix it, and we are fixing it,” …

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A stand-off over the firing of the Susan Monarez, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deepened, with Monarez’s lawyers claiming she will not depart unless the president himself removes her. Monarez, an infectious disease specialist who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, was fired on Wednesday, according to a statement from …

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 …

Federal agencies Vaccines Chronic diseases Disability issues See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Dr. Susan Monarez will be sworn in as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, and she’s taking the reins at a perilous time for the agency. The CDC has lost nearly a quarter of its staff since January, thanks to …