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CDC Nominee Susan Monarez Sidesteps Questions About Disagreements with RFK in Senate Hearing
- Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee, appeared for a Senate hearing Wednesday to lead the CDC amid ongoing agency changes.
- Her hearing followed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision earlier this month to fire all 17 CDC vaccine advisory panel members and replace them with eight new ones.
- Monarez affirmed her support for vaccines, public health, and evidence-based science while largely avoiding direct disagreement with Kennedy's recent departmental decisions.
- Sen. Bill Cassidy criticized the new panel as lacking vaccine expertise and urged postponing meetings until more qualified members join, saying the process seemed rushed.
- If the reconstituted Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices does not maintain scientific rigor, vaccine policy and insurance coverage could be adversely affected nationwide.
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Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for …
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Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for …
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