The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told members of a Senate committee on Wednesday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advised her “never” to express concerns about Health and Human Services policy to Congress.
Susan Monarez, who was fired after 29 days in a clash with Kennedy over vaccines, testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Her allegations that Kennedy sought to restrict lawmakers’ access to CDC deliberations come just one day before Kennedy’s vaccine advisory panel meets to review vaccine recommendations.
Monarez told senators that Kennedy became “very upset” when she told him she wouldn’t go along with his requests on vaccine approvals and that he attacked the CDC as “corrupt” and claimed employees were responsible for “killing children.” The former director said she believed she was fired for “holding the line on scientific integrity.”
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