Ex-US health official warns of RFK Jr’s risk to public health: ‘We’re going to see kids dying of vaccine-preventable diseases’ – live

Dr Debra Houry and Susan Monarez say US unprepared to prevent chronic disease or fight next pandemic

RFK Jr’s actions have greatly diminished US ability to respond to outbreaks, ousted CDC officials say

When asked what keeps them “up at night” by Democratic senator John Hickenlooper, of Colorado, both Dr Monarez and Dr Houry expressed their fears for how the country might respond to any future pandemic.

“I don’t believe that we’ll be prepared,” Monarez said of the next outbreak.

“I’m concerned about the future of CDC and public health in our country,” Houry added. “We are not prepared, not just for pandemics, but for preventing chronic health disease, and we’re going to see kids dying of vaccine-preventable diseases.”