US EditionFormer CDC Directors Sound Alarm over Kennedy’s Agency Shake-Up
Nine former CDC leaders warn that the firing of Director Susan Monarez and resignations of top officials threaten public health and weaken programs protecting millions, urging congressional oversight.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced criticism from nine former CDC directors for actions that they claim "are endangering every American's health" and undermining public health initiatives.
- Kennedy's dismissal of Dr. Susan Monarez as CDC director triggered a wave of resignations among senior officials within the agency.
- The former directors accused Kennedy of undermining vaccine trust, promoting unproven treatments, and neglecting vital health programs.
- They called on Congress to "exercise its oversight authority over HHS" to protect public health security in America.
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RFK Jr. CDC Reform Sparks Backlash From Ex-Directors - American Faith
Nine former directors and acting directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a joint opinion piece in the New York Times attacking Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his sweeping reforms of the agency. The group, whose tenures span from the Carter administration through President Trump’s first term, accused Kennedy of undermining public health by firing staff, questioning vaccines, and re…
Former CDC heads warn Kennedy is endangering Americans | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Republican and Democratic presidents warned today that the decisions made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., culminating in the firing of the CDC’s director, are putting Americans’ health at risk.
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Former CDC directors say RFK Jr. is endangering Americans' health
sshepard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Richard Besser explains why he and other former directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed criticizing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handling of the CDC and public health.Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are speaking out, saying Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is endangering the health of Americans. Seven former directors and…
RFK Jnr is ‘endangering’ all Americans, health agency ex-leaders warn
Nine former leaders of the top US health body sounded the alarm on Monday about the Trump administration’s evisceration of the agency and warned that vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jnr is “endangering every American’s health”. The blunt guest essay in The New York Times marks the latest in snowballing attacks on the US health secretary after the director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention was recently fired by US President D…
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