CDC finally gets a director; FDA’s top vaccine regulator exits under pressure

Questions and expectations rise as Monarez steps into director’s role at CDC

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Susan Monarez will be sworn in as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, and she’s taking the reins at a perilous time for the agency. The CDC has lost nearly a quarter of its staff since January, thanks to massive workforce cuts at federal health agencies. The Trump administration’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026 would slash the agency’s funding by more than half. …

CDC finally gets a director; FDA’s top vaccine regulator exits under pressure

Senate confirmed Susan Monarez to CDC while Vinay Prasad made a quick exit from FDA.

U.S. Senate Confirms Infection Expert as New CDC Director

Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director. Here’s what to know - Connect FM | Local News Radio | Dubois, PA

(WASHINGTON) — The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monarez was confirmed by a vote of 51-47 along party lines on Tuesday evening. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) were […]

In a First, the Senate Confirms a New CDC Director

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