"Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the CDC's director and three other senior officials resigned in protest, public-health experts-including a former CDC director, a renowned vaccine expert, and at least one departing official-have broadcast an unprecedented loss of faith in the agency. The public, they say, should no longer trust the advice the CDC gives. That message has put CDC staffers left behind in an awkward position."
"Nine current and former employees told me they appreciated the need to sound the alarm about Kennedy tampering with the agency's vaccine-evaluation machinery. But a blanket warning about the CDC implicates more than the agency's vaccine recommendations; it casts doubt on the ongoing work of the rank and file across the agency. The reality of what's unfolding inside the CDC is more complicated than widespread meddling,"
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the CDC director and three other senior officials resigned in protest. Public-health experts described an unprecedented loss of faith in the agency and advised the public not to trust CDC guidance. CDC staffers remaining feel awkward because broad warnings cast doubt on routine, non-policy work across the agency. Nine current and former employees acknowledged tampering concerns but described more complex internal realities than widespread meddling. Leadership replaced all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices with handpicked alternatives linked to vaccine misinformation. HHS review of CDC materials has reportedly altered scientists' language about measles and RSV.
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