CDC Head Ouster Is an “Absolute Disaster”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, multiple news outlets reported that recently-confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez is being ousted after mere weeks of working at the agency, apparently because of disagreements over vaccine policy.
Public Citizen’s Health Research Group Director Dr. Robert Steinbrook issued the following statement in response to the news:
“Ousting the first Senate-confirmed CDC director weeks into the start of her tenure makes absolutely no sense and underscores the destructive chaos at RFK Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services. To make matters even worse, there are reports of additional resignations of critical high-ranking CDC staff. The CDC is being decapitated. This is an absolute disaster for public health.”