US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday lashed out at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a day after its director was ousted, saying the renowned agency needs to be overhauled.

Appearing on Fox News, Kennedy was asked about a statement from lawyers for fired CDC chief Susan Monarez, which 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, saying it was wrong to lis

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