US EditionFired CDC director says Kennedy plans to change children's vaccine schedule
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. planned September changes to childhood vaccine schedules without scientific evidence, raising concerns about public health impacts.
- At a Senate HELP hearing, Monarez said Kennedy told her the childhood vaccine schedule would change in September.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly demanded Susan Monarez pre-approve ACIP recommendations and clear CDC policy with political staff, ordering firings if she refused.
- The ACIP's 12 Kennedy-appointed members are expected to review hepatitis B vaccine recommendations, with warnings that delaying the birth dose risks infants' health, experts said.
- After Monarez's ouster, four senior CDC officials resigned and critics intensified calls for Kennedy to step down as Monarez and Houry warned the rollback could cause disease resurgence and Sen. Bill Cassidy cautioned insurance coverage might end.
- Vaccine confidence has fallen from 63% in September 2023 to 57% in July 2025, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all 17 ACIP members earlier this year, raising scrutiny.
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Former CDC official warns about changes to childhood vaccine schedule in hearing
WASHINGTON — The future of access to critical childhood vaccines, including the hepatitis B shot, became a flashpoint in a Senate health committee hearing Wednesday, just a day before an influential vaccine panel is set to meet.
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WASHINGTON >> U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told former CDC Director Susan Monarez two days before her August firing that the childhood vaccination schedule would change in September, Monarez told a Senate panel today.
Fired CDC director says Kennedy plans to change children's vaccine schedule
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told former CDC Director Susan Monarez two days before she was fired that the childhood vaccination schedule would change in September, Monarez told a Senate panel on Wednesday.
Ousted CDC director says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change childhood vaccine schedule
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to make changes to the childhood immunization schedule in September, according to the ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez.
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