US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday lashed out at the nation's top public health agency a day after its director was ousted, saying the renowned organization needs to be overhauled.

Appearing on Fox News, Kennedy was asked about a statement from lawyers for fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez, who accused him of endangering millions with his anti-vaccine agenda. He used the opportunity to attack the CDC's competence and priorities.

"We saw the misinformation coming out of Covid," he said. "They got the testing wrong. They got the social distancing, the masks, the school closures that did so much harm to the American people today."

Kennedy then pivoted to attack a 1999 report from the CDC's science journal which is still available online

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