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For several hours on Wednesday, a fired public health official went before Congress and aired Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dirty laundry. Former Centers for Disease Control director Susan Monarez laid into the Health and Human Services secretary’s management of vaccines, his disregarding of career experts, and his plans for remaking public health according to his own bullheaded vision.

Monarez, who was fired as CDC director only 29 days after her confirmation to the post, also gave her account of why she was fired. Her explanation departed significantly from Kennedy’s; he testified earlier this month that Monarez had responded “no” when asked if she was a “trustwor

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