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2 weeks agoCDC head fired after 4 weeks leading public health agency DW 08/28/2025
When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted," her lawyers Mark Zaid and Abbe David said in a statement. "As a person of integrity and devoted to science, she will not resign. "This is not about one official. It 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,
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