Former CDC workers and leaders testify at Georgia state Capitol

In a dramatic meeting at the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday, eight former leaders and employees of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — including top leaders who resigned en masse last week — vented their deep concerns for the nation’s health and the safety of CDC employees under Trump administration policies.

Answering questions posed by the state representatives and senators whose districts fall in the CDC area, the group hammered home the unprecedented nature of what they see happening — and the danger it poses.

Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the CDC until she participated in the group resignation last week, said she and her colleagues in senior leadership had learned about the CDC’s changed COVID-19 vaccination guidance while in a meeting and s