At least three top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted their resignations on Wednesday, saying the recent changes and leadership at their agency are preventing them from fulfilling their duties as public health authorities.

The resignations came the same day that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced a slew of changes to limit access to the COVID-19 vaccine, and just hours after news broke that CDC Director Susan Monarez was ousted from the agency.

Demetre C Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Daniel Jernigan, director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and CDC Chief Medical Officer Deb Houry have all submitted their resignations, according to emails shared with

See Full Page