"She testified that she was ousted last month because she refused to follow Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s demands to pre-approve vaccine recommendations for the public and fire career scientists. "Even under pressure, I could not replace evidence with ideology," Monarez told members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday. "Vaccine policy should be guided by evidence and credible science.""
"Monarez rejected Secretary Kennedy claims outlined in a Wall Street Journal op-ed and reiterated during a congressional hearing last week that she was fired because she was not a "trustworthy person." In her testimony, Monarez described a string of events that she said eventually led to her dismissal, including her clash with Kennedy over changes to an influential CDC committee that issues recommendations on vaccines."
""What happened? Did we fail? Was there something we should have done differently?" Cassidy said. "The American people need all the facts, not a version of the facts that fits a certain narrative or agenda.""
Susan Monarez said she was removed after refusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s demands to pre-approve vaccine recommendations and to dismiss career scientists. Monarez declared she would not replace evidence with ideology and insisted vaccine policy must be guided by evidence and credible science. She described a tense August meeting in which Kennedy told her the childhood vaccine schedule would change and that she needed to be on board. Monarez recounted clashes over changes to a CDC vaccine-recommendation committee and rejected claims that she was fired for being untrustworthy. Senator Bill Cassidy noted her unanimous Senate confirmation and raised questions about the episode.
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