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Former CDC chief Susan Monarez set to testify RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is testifying before the Senate health committee

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence

Former CDC director Susan Monarez will accuse Robert F

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

Directors Who Quit US Health Agency Warn It Is 'Destroying' Protections

Senior experts who recently resigned in protest from the top US public health agency denounced Sunday growing politicization of the organization, warning of a breakdown in the "firewall" between science and ideology.

International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025

CDC officials resign en masse over RFK Jr’s policies they warn will lead to deaths of children and vulnerable adults

‘America is going to be far less healthy, far less safe, and when the next global health emergency hits, we’ll knock on CDC’s door and no one will be there,’ warns one leading public health expert

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

‘Total implosion’: How Trump firing of CDC chief Monarez sparked an exodus

At least three high-level officials have resigned in protest against the policies of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025

The Latest: White House says CDC director is fired, agency leaders resign

The director of the nation’s top public health agency is challenging a White House announcement that she's been fired, and several other top leaders of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have resigned, saying President Donald Trump’s administration is putting politics in the way of keeping Americans safe

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Trump news at a glance: top CDC officials resign over ‘weaponization of public health’

Top US public health agency loses number of key officials as director ousted weeks into the job. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 27 August at a glance

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2025

CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain

A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official is telling staff to start planning for the agency’s splintering

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Teen mental health in US has improved post-pandemic, new CDC data says

Schools’ investment in social-emotional support appears to pay off, especially for girls, but work is ‘far from complete’

The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2024

CDC Report On Overdose Deaths Finds BIPOC Disproportionately Affected

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a report on the U.S. unintentional overdose deaths in 25 states and the Columbia district.

Benzinga · Jul 21, 2022