Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will come under bipartisan pressure in the Senate on Thursday to show his shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not left the country more vulnerable to outbreaks and other public health threats.

Kennedy pushed out CDC Director Susan Monarez last week after she battled with him over vaccine policies, prompting the resignations of four senior leaders at the health agency, who said Kennedy was politicizing public health.

Monarez, the first-ever CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate, was on the job for only about a month before she was removed.

Now, Kennedy is facing calls for his resignation from Democrats and current and former HHS staff, while some Republicans have signaled they are uneasy

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