Susan Monarez, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , addressed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday to testify on the recent turmoil at the public health agency. Monarez told Senators that before she was fired last month, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded two things of her that she said were "inconsistent with [her] oath of office."

“He directed me to commit in advance to approving every [Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices] recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause,” Monarez claimed. “He said, if I was unwilling to do both, I should resign. I responded that I c

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