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The Latest Breaking News from Susan Monarez

Top RFK Jr. deputy to serve as acting CDC director after former chief forced out over vaccine policy clash

O’Neill will continue to work as the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services until a permanent replacement is selected

The Independent UK

Who is Jim O’Neill? CDC chief set to bolster RFK Jr plan to remake vaccine policy

Ally of health secretary worked as speechwriter in George W Bush administration and has no training in medicine

The Guardian - US

White House picks Robert Kennedy Jr’s deputy to replace ousted CDC director

Former CDC head was expelled after clashing with Trump administration over policies she says were not driven by science.

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RFK Jr Bashes US Health Agency After Its Chief Is Sacked

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday lashed out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a day after its director was ousted, saying the renowned agency needs to be overhauled.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: CDC chief was fired for resisting vaccine changes that ‘flew in the face of science’

A deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr will reportedly replace Susan Monarez as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Key US politics stories from Thursday 28 August at a glance

The Guardian - US

CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to ‘get politics out of public health’

Staffers gather in Atlanta to applaud senior leaders who resigned after CDC chief Susan Monarez was fired

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr. uses Minneapolis church shooting to push his latest health initiative

Minnesota’s junior senator Tina Smith branded Kennedy’s antidepressant comments ‘bulls***’

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CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs public health agency

Three top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been escorted off the public health agency's Atlanta campus as the White House tries to remove its leader

The Independent UK

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

Is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 'Weaponizing Public Health' by Removing the CDC Director?

The CDC needs drastic reform, but RFK Jr.'s firing of agency head Susan Monarez does not achieve that.

Reason

Departures roil the CDC leadership. What's next for the agency?

Operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in jeopardy after the ousting of the CDC director and the resignation of several high-profile agency leaders

The Independent UK

RFK Jr faces calls to quit as CDC chief fired and senior staff resign: ‘an embarrassment’

Susan Monarez’s ousting and four top resignations follow vaccine confusion, leaving US health agencies in turmoil

The Guardian - US

Kennedy to testify before Congress next week amid CDC tumult - Roll Call

Kennedy to testify before Congress next week amid CDC tumult - Uncategorized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify in Congress amid key CDC departures

Roll Call

CDC in crisis: who are the top officials resigning or being forced out?

Four senior officials resign in protest at health secretary’s handling of vaccine policy and agency’s direction

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The Guardian - US

RFK Jr ally chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – as it happened

Deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill will become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quit. This blog is now closed.

International Business Times UK

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

Susan Monarez, the first non-MD CDC director since the 1950s, was ousted after less than a month amid clashes over vaccine policy and political pressure.

Al Jazeera

‘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.

The Guardian - US

White House picks Kennedy deputy Jim O’Neill to replace fired CDC chief

Deputy health secretary chosen as agency’s interim director after firing of Susan Monarez

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

First Thing: Two children killed and 17 injured in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

The shooter fired through church windows during a service. Plus, Gavin Newsom warns that Trump is serious about pursuing a third term

We Got This Covered

‘Absolute ****show’: Nation’s health services in ‘pure chaos’ from RFK Jr ‘disaster’

CDC on verge of collapse as leaders refuse to sign up to RFK Jr's conspiracy garbage.

The Independent UK

Top health officials resign after White House fires CDC director

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International Business Times

White House Fires US Health Agency Head After She Refused To Quit

The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Kennedy's sweeping overhaul of US vaccine policy also led to five…

Benzinga

CDC Director Susan Monarez Defies Ouster, Vows To Protect Science Amid Robert Kennedy Jr. Vaccine Policy Clash

Susan Monarez, confirmed as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director in July 2025, refused to resign on Wednesday after reports of her removal sparked a major public health controversy.

The Guardian - US

CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign

Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ orders

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