CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez, left, was ousted, while Dr. Demetre Daskalakis resigned in a major shakeup at the federal public health agency.

Photos: Monarez, AP; Daskalakis, CDC

Dr. Susan Monarez is out as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after clashing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy, several news outlets reported Wednesday, August 28. At least three high-level agency officials have resigned in protest, including Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.   Most recently director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Daskalakis was previously director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. A gay leatherman, he

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