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Fact focus: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. at Senate hearing
Kennedy defended his decision to fire Susan Monarez after she admitted being untrustworthy, amid contested claims and his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee.
- On Thursday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee, saying he fired CDC Director Susan Monarez after she admitted she was not trustworthy during a contentious three-hour hearing.
- Last month, Susan Monarez, former CDC director, was terminated after less than one month and said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that her firing stemmed from vaccine policy disputes, sparking protests among Health and Human Services staff.
- Senators challenged Kennedy over vaccine science and policy, noting he ignored government data, twisted legislation and denied private meetings with Monarez while disputing claims of demanding preapproval.
- Monarez's legal team countered that Kennedy's account was false and said she stands by her op-ed, while an HHS spokesperson defended Kennedy and Jim O'Neill serves as acting CDC director.
- After overhauling CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices membership in June, the ACIP is set to meet later this month amid claims Monarez was pressured to resign over preapproving recommendations from new antivaccine critics.
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Fact focus: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. at Senate hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made false and misleading claims as he fielded questions about his tenure at the helm of the nation's health agencies.
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