WASHINGTON >> U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told former CDC Director Susan Monarez two days before her August firing that the childhood vaccination schedule would change in September, Monarez told a Senate panel today.

Kennedy asked her to commit to approving the changes before reviewing scientific evidence and said there is no evidence supporting the current schedule, Monarez said. Kennedy also asked for blanket approval of the recommendations of the agency’s vaccine advisory board and required her to seek her own political staff’s approval for her policy and personnel decisions before ultimately ousting her, Monarez said. Monarez, who helmed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 29 days, was fired on August 28 after clashing with Kennedy over vaccine policy. S

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