US EditionFormer CDC Director Testifies, Warns of Impacts on Public Health
Monarez highlighted political interference in vaccine policy and reported her dismissal after resisting unjust firings amid declining public trust; 1 in 6 parents delay childhood vaccines, a poll found.
- During Wednesday's hearing, Monarez warned the Senate Health Committee that political debate over vaccines has harmed public health trust and said, `I worry about the future of trust in public health.`
- According to Monarez's testimony, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to pre-approve vaccine recommendations before scientific review, and she was ordered to fire high-ranking CDC officials without cause but refused.
- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pressed Monarez Wednesday on vaccine safety for children under 18, saying `That's a ridiculous answer` and disputing evidence it reduces death rates.
- A new Washington Post-KFF poll found 1 in 6 parents have delayed vaccines, and some doctors warn this debate erodes trust, urging families to consult pediatricians.
- On Thursday, a key CDC advisory panel will meet to review vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all 17 members with his own advisors, some vaccine skeptics.
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The nation’s top health agency is not well, according to a portrait that emerged in testimony Wednesday by two of its former leaders. Susan Monarez, abruptly fired 29 days into her tenure as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Debra Houry, who resigned as chief medical officer that day, provided new detail about stresses on the agency under questioning at a hearing before a Senate health committee.Read the rest…
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Former CDC Director Susan Monarez appeared on Capitol Hill today to decry the horrible Trump and lay testimony against HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, for defying the historic indulgences of the Big Pharma lobby. Senator Markwayne Mullin had a few questions about Ms Monarez and her agenda. WATCH and tell me what you think. […]
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