Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to beryllium the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testifies during her confirmation proceeding earlier the Senate Committee connected Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions successful the Dirksen Senate Office Building connected June 25, 2025 successful Washington, DC.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has near the relation conscionable weeks aft being sworn in, the Health and Human Services section said connected Wednesday.
In a post on X, the section said Monarez is longer manager and thanked her for "her dedicated work to the American people."
At slightest 4 different officials submitted their resignations successful a monolithic shakeup astatine the agency: Dr. Debra Houry, the CDC's main aesculapian officer; Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, manager of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, the manager of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Dr. Jennifer Layden, manager of the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology.
Monarez, a longtime national authorities scientist, was sworn successful connected July 31. She is the archetypal CDC manager to beryllium confirmed by the Senate pursuing a caller instrumentality passed during the pandemic that required lawmakers to o.k. nominees for the role.
The Washington Post first reported her ousting connected Wednesday.
Her departure comes astatine a tumultuous clip for the agency, which is reeling from a gunman's onslaught connected its Atlanta headquarters connected Aug. 8. A constabulary serviceman died successful the shooting.
Monarez connected Friday canceled a gathering with CDC workers that had been scheduled for Monday, according to an email obtained by NBC News. She said she wanted to guarantee unit that the bureau is moving to reconstruct their "trust successful the information and information of each CDC workplaces."
President Donald Trump nominated Monarez aft withdrawing his archetypal prime to pb the CDC, erstwhile Republican congressman Dave Weldon, hours earlier his confirmation hearing. Weldon has been criticized for his views connected vaccines.
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