CDC official in resignation letter says HHS policies ‘do not reflect scientific reality’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official tasked with overseeing the nation’s vaccine policy resigned from his post Wednesday, shortly after the White House fired the agency’s ... Read More

Senior CDC officials resign after Monarez ouster, cite concerns over scientific independence

Dr. Debra Houry, the CDC's Chief Science and Medical Officer, and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who led the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, stepped down hours after the firing of ... Read More

CDC vaccine chief Demetre Daskalakis resigned. Read his letter denouncing RFK Jr.'s leadership

Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis was one of three top officials at the CDC who resigned after the White House fired the agency's director. Read More

Read the Resignation Letters of Top CDC Officials

In the wake of the departure of CDC Director Susan Monarez, PhD, three top leaders at the agency resigned: Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, director of the National Center on Immunization and Respiratory ... Read More

CDC director is out after less than a month; other agency leaders resign

"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither ... Read More

‘Enough is enough’: Gay CDC official resigns, says ‘nation’s health security is at risk’

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, a prominent out gay official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a former assistant commissioner of the New ... Read More

There's a major CDC shakeup underway. What's going on?

CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to fire senior CDC leaders and rubber stamp recommendations by RFK's revamped vaccine advisory panel. Read More

Ex-CDC Official Said He Used This Term In Resignation Letter To Defy Trump Admin

Leavitt’s comment was in clear reference to the resignation letter of Dr. Demetre Daskalakis ... serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not ... Read More

Top CDC Officials Quit and Leave Behind Dire Warning About RFK Jr.

The Food and Drug Administration approved updated shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax on Wednesday, but only for people aged 65 or above. Under Kennedy’s new policy, younger adults and children ... Read More

The CDC Implosion Continues as Staff Stage Unprecedented Walkout

The real-time collapse of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has picked up the pace. Following the government’s attempted firing and pressuring of several senior CDC officials to step down ... Read More

CDC director ousted after less than a month on the job, government says

Attorneys for CDC Director Susan Monarez said she has not resigned or "received notification" that she has been fired. Read More

CDC Director Ousted, Top Officials Resign After Vaccine Standoff With RFK Jr.

Susan Monarez had reportedly fought back against Kennedy’s efforts to upend vaccine policy. Now the CDC is falling apart. Read More