More than 1,000 current and former workers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have called for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to step down from his position. The workers sent a letter to Kennedy and members of Congress on Wednesday, saying his leadership has put Americans’ health at risk.
The letter comes after a difficult week at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Trump administration fired CDC Director Susan Monarez after less than a month in her position. Four other senior CDC officials left their jobs in protest shortly after. According to sources familiar with the situation, Monarez was removed from her position because she refused to sign off on new vaccine restrictions that top HHS officials wanted.
