As leaders at Centers for Disease Control quit after director’s firing, Kennedy stokes controversy with pet theories

Susan Monarez’s ousting and four top resignations follow vaccine confusion, leaving US health agencies in turmoil

The CDC director was removed on Aug. 27 for not being aligned with Kennedy's desire to reduce vaccination.

RFK Jr. on Thursday said the CDC needs to deliver on Trump's ambitions, a day after the White House fired the health agency's director and several top officials resigned.

As leaders at Centers for Disease Control quit after director’s firing, Kennedy stokes controversy with pet theories

"The people that have been installed by Secretary Kennedy are full of ideology and bias that will actually contaminate the science," said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.

The Centers for Disease Control had several top officials depart recently, leading to calls for the health secretary's resignation.

The health secretary’s talk about what is and isn’t a “feature of science” and democracy stunned critics online.

The agency has been in turmoil following the White House's decision to terminate Dr. Susan Monarez as CDC director.

In a New York Times essay, former CDC chiefs point to Kennedy’s firing of thousands of health workers and the weakening of cancer programmes.