Two high-ranking former members of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention each said Thursday they are concerned preventable diseases for children will needlessly return under what they characterized as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s politicization of health science.

Susan Monarez, who led the government agency for just 29 days this summer, told the Senate's health committee that she was given two ultimatums from Kennedy, the health secretary, neither of which she could support.

The orders included firing some high-ranking, career CDC officials without cause, and to pre-approve vaccine recommendations from an advisory panel that Kennedy earlier this year had completely restocked with his own selections.

"Even under pressure, I could not replace evidence with ideology or compromis

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