RFK Jr. Appoints Deputy Jim O’Neill As Interim CDC Director After Monarez Ouster
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named his deputy, Jim O’Neill, as acting director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after ousting the former director less than a month into her tenure.
President Donald Trump fired on Wednesday CDC Director Susan Monarez after she resisted changes to vaccine policy advanced by Kennedy that she believed contradicted scientific evidence, further destabilizing the already embattled agency.
“Together,wewillrebuildthisinstitutionintowhatitwasalwaysmeanttobe:aguardianofAmerica’shealthandsecurity,”KennedywroteonThursdayinamemotoCDCstaffseenbyReuters.“Tohelpadvancethismission,IampleasedtoannouncethatDeputySecretaryofHealthandHumanServicesJimO’NeillisnowalsoservingasActingDirectoroftheCDC.”
Monarez’sfiringtriggeredtheresignationsoffourseniorCDCofficialswhocitedanti-vaccinepoliciesandmisinformationpushedbyKennedyandhisteam.
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