Former CDC Director Susan Monarez is about to tell lawmakers that she was fired because she refused to be a “rubber stamp” for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In her prepared testimony, which was obtained by The New York Times, she’ll give a detailed account of her ouster last month, saying she was removed “for holding the line on scientific integrity.”
Monarez’s testimony paints a picture of a relationship that began to sour shortly after Kennedy fired all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Vaccine Practices back in June. It sounds like she really tried to stand her ground for the sake of the CDC’s mission, and it cost her the job.
