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CDC Official Ralph Abraham Becomes Second Senior Leader to Depart This Month

Dr. Abraham resigned after two months, citing unforeseen family obligations amid ongoing leadership turmoil and vaccine policy controversies at the CDC.

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham has stepped down, the agency's second top official to leave this month.
  • Abraham led efforts to stop promoting mass vaccination and criticized the COVID-19 shots as Surgeon General of Louisiana.
  • The CDC has faced budget cuts, staff losses, and controversies under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who fired the previous director.
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Dr. Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

Louisiana's former Surgeon General is stepping down from his role as principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

·Plattsburgh, United States
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Dr. Ralph Abraham will leave his post as chief deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency announced on Monday.

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CDC deputy director resigns after 2 months on the job

During his run as state surgeon general of Louisiana, he ordered health officials to stop promoting mass vaccination.

·Missoula, United States
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WWL broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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