The turmoil erupted Wednesday night when the administration announced that Susan Monarez would no longer lead the CDC.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was thrown into chaos Thursday after the abrupt firing of Director Susan Monarez and the escorted departure of three senior leaders from its Atlanta headquarters.
Monarez’s ouster, followed by the resignations of Dr. Debra Houry, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis and Dr. Daniel Jernigan, deepens a leadership vacuum at the $9.2 billion agency as lawmakers demand oversight and warn that Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy’s reshaped vaccine panel lacks credibility ahead of its September meeting.
