CDC Director Susan Monarez was removed amid claims of a firing after clashing with Health and Human Services leadership over new Covid-19 immunization guidelines. Monarez's lawyers said she was targeted for opposing a policy that would put millions of American lives at risk and accused officials of weaponizing public health for political gain. The legal team characterized the ouster as part of a systematic dismantling of public health institutions and the dangerous politicization of science. Several senior CDC officials resigned in protest, union representatives warned the public health system is weaker, and the FDA narrowed criteria for Covid-19 vaccine approval the same day.
weaponizing public health for political gain
millions of American lives at risk
is about the systematic dismantling of public health institutions, the silencing of experts, and the dangerous politicization of science. The attack on Dr. Monarez is a warning to every American: Our evidence-based systems are being undermined from within.
Our public health system is weaker than ever before,
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