CDC head says she was fired for refusing RFK Jr's vaccine changes
CDC head says she was fired for refusing RFK Jr's vaccine changes
CDC head says she was fired for refusing RFK Jr's vaccine changes
The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said she was fired last month for refusing to sign off on changes to vaccine policy "regardless of the scientific evidence."
Dr Susan Monarez also told a Senate committee on Wednesday she was sacked for refusing a request from Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to dismiss CDC vaccine experts "without cause."
"He said if I was unwilling to do both, I should resign," she said.
Kennedy fired Dr Monarez less than a month after she was sworn in as head of the agency that leads the US response to infectious and chronic diseases, adding to a heated political fight over the changes he has made to his department this year.
Utterly tacky thing to say, but my god that woman is beautiful. Not many of us make it to 50 looking like that. Lucky genes, healthy lifestyle, no fake anything, and smart to boot?! Wow.
Tacky but not untrue
And yeah, this woman is smarter than you and I combined, hats off
I've been with a lot of women smarter than me. Many times hit above my weight class, but that level of smart and classy wouldn't remain in the same room as I for long.
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"It was very nice meeting you Shalafi! I hope you have a wonderful evening!"
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