US EditionCDC Nominee Susan Monarez Sidesteps Questions About Disagreements with RFK in Senate Hearing
- Susan Monarez appeared Wednesday before the Senate committee as President Trump's nominee to lead the CDC amid agency reorganization and vaccine policy pressure.
- Monarez faced sharp questions about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing of all 17 CDC vaccine advisory committee members and replacing them with eight unvetted individuals, including anti-vaccine advocates.
- Despite bipartisan calls from Senators Bill Cassidy and Patty Murray to delay the ACIP meeting until more qualified members join, the new CDC vaccine advisory committee convened Wednesday.
- Senator Cassidy criticized the panel's lack of immunization expertise and potential mRNA vaccine bias, expressing concern about the rushed selection process and the credibility of the committee.
- Monarez pledged to focus on the CDC’s core mission and support Secretary Kennedy’s goals while largely sidestepping disagreement with recent decisions, maintaining uncertainty about the agency's future direction.
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Trump’s CDC pick treads carefully in Senate debut
Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse at her personal views and any signs of daylight with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While Monarez said “vaccines…
US Senate panel grills Trump CDC nominee on vaccines • Daily Montanan
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for …
US Senate panel grills Trump CDC nominee on vaccines • Michigan Advance
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for …
US Senate panel grills Trump CDC nominee on vaccines • Missouri Independent
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for …
CDC nominee defends Kennedy shakeup of vaccine advisers
By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent move to replace a federal panel of vaccine advisers should help restore Americans’ trust in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nominee to lead that agency told senators on Wednesday. Dr. Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick for CDC director, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee a…
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