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CDC director Susan Monarez refuses to resign as asked, vows to fight firing.

Senior agency leaders, including Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Dr. Deb Houry and Dr. Jen Layden, have all resigned.

Vaccine policy disagreements are reportedly central to the CDC turmoil; new committee includes vaccine skeptics.

America’s national public health agency is in turmoil, with firings, resignations, and claims and counterclaims about what’s true in science and health.

Keeping up with personnel news out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was difficult Wednesday evening and Thursday morning: Director Susan Monarez, one month into her job, was reportedly refusing to give it up after being told to resign or be fired. She was later fired, but refused to step down

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