Jim O'Neill, deputy secretary at HHS, has been chosen as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. O'Neill is allied with Robert F. Kennedy Jr and lacks a medical or scientific background; he previously worked as an investment executive and served as a speechwriter in the George W. Bush administration. A standoff has developed over the firing of CDC director Susan Monarez, with her lawyers saying she will not depart unless President Trump removes her. Senator Bill Cassidy urged postponement of the ACIP meeting, citing allegations about agenda, membership and lack of scientific process. Senator Susan Collins said she was alarmed by Monarez's firing and called Monarez a capable scientist.
The White House has chosen a deputy of Robert F Kennedy Jr to serve as the acting head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a decision that comes as the standoff over the firing of director Susan Monarez has deepened, with Monarez's lawyers claiming she will not depart unless Donald Trump himself removes her. A White House official confirmed to the Guardian that Jim O'Neill, currently the deputy secretary of the Department of Health
Unlike Monarez, O'Neill, a former investment executive, does not have a medical or scientific background. He served as a former speechwriter for the health department during the George W Bush administration, and went on to work for the tech investor and conservative megadonor Peter Thiel. Senator Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called on the department's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to indefinitely postpone its upcoming 18 September meeting.
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