CDC’s deputy director to leave Trump administration after six months
Her exit follows vaccine policy disputes and adds to leadership turnover at the federal health agency, which has lost several top officials this year.
- The Washington Post reported Monday that CDC deputy director and chief medical officer Jennifer Shuford will leave the Trump administration after next week's midterm elections, though Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
- Former Texas health commissioner Shuford joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April alongside senior appointees Erica Schwartz, Sean Slovenski, and Sara Brenner as part of a broad leadership reshuffle.
- President Donald Trump's proposal to require manufacturers to split certain childhood vaccinations into five separate doses aligns with the long-standing goals of Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, advancing a controversial policy direction.
- Conflicting accounts attribute Shuford's potential departure to either a family health issue or policy disagreement, while the White House and CDC declined to comment on the reported exit.
- Scientists have repeatedly debunked claims linking vaccines to autism that Kennedy has promoted as an anti-vaccine activist, creating tension with the administration's revised immunization policy direction.
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CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford to Leave Agency
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's deputy director and chief medical officer, will leave the agency on Nov. 12 after roughly four months in the role, the agency confirmed Tuesday. Shuford will remain in her position until shortly after next week's midterm elections, according to the agency. The CDC did not state a reason for her exit beyond a statement Shuford provided. In that statement, Shuford said she is l…
CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford Resigns After 4 Months
CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford will leave Nov. 12 after four months, citing family while a former official claims she hit a red line. The Hill reported that Dr. Jennifer Shuford, deputy director and chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is exiting the agency after a brief tenure that began […]
CDC Deputy Director Steps Down After Four Months on Job
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the deputy director and chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced that she’s resigning after just four months on the job. Dr. Shuford was appointed by President Trump. During her tenure, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 of the CDC’s expert vaccine advisory panel members and replaced them with his appointees. The CDC also lost one-third of its workforce during a mea…
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InquirerCDC deputy director resigns after 4 months in the job
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, a former state health commissioner whom President Donald Trump appointed to a top post at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help steady the agency, is leaving after just four months in the job.
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