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Takeaways from fired CDC director’s Senate testimony

Susan Monarez told the Senate health committee that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her ...

Susan Monarez hearing: Former CDC director says RFK Jr. pressured her to rubber-stamp vaccine approvals

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies to Senate about her work under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. following her controversial ...
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3 key takeaways from the Senate hearing on CDC director’s firing and RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda

A Wednesday Senate hearing aimed to answer questions about the exodus of top leaders from the CDC last month. Instead, it ...

Inside the CDC vaccine panel's high-stakes meeting: Science, politics and the future of vaccination

A two-day meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with new members appointed by RFK Jr., could ...

Former CDC official warns about changes to childhood vaccine schedule in hearing

Susan Monarez said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change routine childhood vaccines this month — without any ...

Key takeaways on CDC hearing: Vaccine moves, experts sidelined, GOP attacks

Susan Monarez testified for more than three hours Wednesday about her ouster as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after less than a month on the job, accusing Health and ...