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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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David Unyime Nkanta

Susan Monarez, First CDC Director Who is Not a Medical Doctor Since 1950s, Ousted in Less Than a Month

Susan Monarez (Credit: Flickr/milkeninstitute)

Dr Susan Monarez, the first director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in over 70 years not to hold a medical degree, has been ousted from her position less than a month after her Senate confirmation.

Her removal marks a dramatic escalation in tensions between the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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