ATLANTA — Former leaders of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol Tuesday at the invitation of Democratic lawmakers to express their concerns about the future of the Atlanta-based disease-fighting agency and the potential impact on the public.

The timing follows President Donald Trump’s decision last week to fire CDC Director Susan Monarez one month after the U.S. Senate confirmed her to the role.

Her termination came after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted the scientific advisors who make vaccine recommendations to the CDC. Kennedy appointed new members to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Policy, which then raised questions about historic vaccination regimens that Kennedy had also questioned.

Dr.

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