Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Pressured Her to Blindly Approve Vaccine Changes

Susan Monarez told a Senate committee that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded she dismiss career officials without cause—and accept vaccine recommendations regardless of whether science backed them up. Read More

Trump-Appointed CDC Director Claims RFK Jr. Told Her to Rubber-Stamp His Vaccine Board Picks — or Resign

Dr. Susan Monarez also said she was told to "fire scientific experts" with "no basis," but refused to compromise her integrity ... Read More

Ex-CDC Chief Issues RFK Jr. Warnings as Key US Vaccine Decisions Loom

Monarez, who was fired after 29 days in the job, warned that once-contained diseases such as polio and whooping cough could return. Read More

CDC vaccine panel meets after fired director alleges political pressure

CDC’s vaccine advisory panel meets to review MMRV, hepatitis B guidance and COVID-19 booster policy amid leadership shakeup. Read More

Ousted Trump CDC Director Sounds the Alarm on Vaccine Skepticism: ‘Preventable Diseases Will Return’

I believe preventable diseases will return, and I believe that we will have our children harmed for things that we know they do not need to be harmed by" The post Ousted Trump CDC Director Sounds the ... Read More

Is Trump a supporter of COVID-19 vaccines? That depends on when you ask.

Despite now calling on drug companies to 'justify their success' in combating the virus, Trump has been a strong supporter of the vaccine in the past. Read More

Paul gets into testy exchange over vaccines with fired CDC director

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) got into a heated exchange about vaccines with former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Susan Monarez.  During a Wednesday hearing about Monarez’s ... Read More

Trump raises fresh questions about Covid-19 vaccines that he says have ‘ripped apart’ CDC

President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to raise fresh questions about the Covid-19 vaccines that were first developed on his watch, saying his top public health agency is being “ripped apart” by ... Read More

President Trump says Americans should take vaccines that are 'not controversial'

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said Americans should take vaccines that are "not controversial" as he distanced himself from Florida's plans to end all vaccine mandates including for ... Read More

Is Trump a supporter of COVID-19 vaccines? That depends on when you ask.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Sept. 1 he is now demanding that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers prove that their shots have been effective, adding to his long string of comments alternately ... Read More