Dec. 15 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the hiring of two former top officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were pushed out or resigned.
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez and former CDC Chief Medical Officer Deb Houry will join the California Department of Public Health to help lead the launch of the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange, Newsom said.
Monarez will serve as a strategic health technology and funding adviser and Houry will be senior regional and global public health medical, both with PHNIX.
They both departed on Aug. 27 when Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced changes to limit access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Related
