US EditionWhite House fires CDC director Monarez after she refuses to resign; 4 top health officials quit
- Susan Monarez has been removed as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortly after her confirmation, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Four other top CDC officials, including Dr. Debra Houry, have also resigned amid concerns over public health policies, as reported by NBC News.
- Monarez's lawyers claim she was not fired and that her removal highlights a systematic dismantling of public health institutions.
- The CDC faces significant challenges, including misinformation about vaccines and a recent violent incident at its headquarters, emphasized by public health experts.
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The White House said it was suspending Susan Monares, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Latest: White House says CDC director is fired, agency leaders resign
The director of the nation’s top public health agency is challenging a White House announcement that she's been fired, and several other top leaders of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have resigned, saying President Donald Trump’s administration…
At the head of the centres for disease control and prevention, Susan Monarez was opposed to the "non-scientific and dangerous directives" of the Minister of Antivax Health Robert Kennedy Jr.
CDC director’s lawyers say firing is ‘legally deficient’ based on a technicality
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez’s lawyers rejected her firing by the Trump administration, arguing that only President Donald Trump himself could fire her. Monarez surprised many earlier on Wednesday when her lawyers rebuffed reports that she…
CDC director ousted after COVID vaccine argument with RFK Jr.: Source
(NewsNation) — Susan Monarez, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was fired from her position following an argument with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over her refusal to pull approvals for several COVID-19 vaccines, a source told NewsNation. According to the source, Monarez and Kennedy argued before she was asked to resign. When she refused, she was fired on Wednesday. Monarez's attorneys have pushed back agains…
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