Key Takeaways

Susan Monarez has been fired less than a month after becoming director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Her departure comes shortly after a fatal shooting at the CDC’s Atlanta campus

The agency remains without a permanent leader

THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Susan Monarez is out as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — less than one month after taking the role.

The White House fired her after she refused to quit amid pressure to change vaccine policy, according to The Washington Post .

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed her firing in a post on the agency's official X account. She wa sworn into the post July 31.

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