WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: (L-R) Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Susan Monarez testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Getty Images

When former CDC Director Susan Monarez, Ph.D., testified before the U.S. Senate three weeks after her controversial firing , she wasn’t alone. She was accompanied by Dr. Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H., who resigned her position as CDC’s chief medical officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science in response to Monarez’s firing.

When Dr. Houry was asked by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., if sh

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