Dive Brief:

More than 1,000 current and former HHS employees are calling on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to resign as HHS secretary, accusing him of being a danger to U.S. health and a source of instability at the federal healthcare department.

The letter sent to Kennedy Wednesday morning comes at a time of tumult for the HHS — especially at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is reeling from the firing of Director Susan Monarez and the departure of several senior CDC leaders last week.

Signees, some of whom remained anonymous for fear of retribution, also said Kennedy failed to respond to a separate letter from hundreds of HHS employees asking him to protect staffers after a shooting at the CDC in late August.

Dive Insight:

Kennedy’s tenure as HHS secretary has been defi

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