President Donald Trump is now demanding that drug companies prove their COVID-19 vaccines were successful. The pressure comes after Trump’s health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the CDC director and made major changes to vaccine policies. Trump says he has seen great data from companies like Pfizer but wants them to share it with the public.
The controversy started when CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired after refusing to support Kennedy’s demands to change vaccine recommendations. Four top CDC officials resigned in protest on the same day, leaving the nation’s top health agency without key leaders. The departing officials said Kennedy was pushing unscientific policies and trying to weaponize public health for political reasons.
