Susan Monarez’s brief tenure ends with no official explanation from HHS

Susan Monarez has been ousted from her role as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just one month after her Senate confirmation, the Washington Post first reported. The sudden departure, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the social media platform X, has left many questions unanswered.

“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the HHS post stated. The message did not provide a reason for her departure, only adding that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “has full confidence in his team” at the CDC, who “will continue to be vigilant in protecting Ame

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