By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fired U.S. CDC Director Susan Monarez, who was ousted after resisting changes to vaccine policy that were advanced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and that she believed contradicted scientific evidence, will testify to U.S. Congress next week.

Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said in a statement on Tuesday that the panel will hold a hearing on September 17.

The hearing will include Monarez and Deb Houry, former chief medical officer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

Monarez was fired in late August less than a month after being sworn in, and four senior officials, including Houry, resigned amid growing tensions over vacc

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