NATIONWIDE — DR. BOBBY MUKKAMALA, president of the American Medical Association, issued a statement Thursday calling the leadership turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deeply troubling.

“Last night’s removal of CDC Director Susan Monarez and the resignations of other senior CDC leaders are highly alarming at a challenging moment for public health,” Mukkamala said. “This destabilization comes at a time when CDC’s credibility and leadership are more essential than ever. In the wake of CDC budget cuts and the termination of hundreds of employees earlier this year, the AMA is deeply concerned that this turmoil leaves us highly susceptible to public health threats.”

On Fox News on Thursday morning, however, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr

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