A fight over vaccines is causing shockwaves in Washington and concern among medical professionals in South Carolina.

It all began on Aug. 27 when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, announced this fall’s Covid shot would be approved only for Americans 65 and older or those with underlying medical risks. Up to now, the vaccine has been available to all Americans six months and older.

The following day, the White House fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez, a Trump appointee from just a month ago. But she reportedly resisted Kennedy’s push to purge career health officials and further restrict vaccine access.

Monarez’s ouster set off a wave of turmoil , with at least three top CDC leaders

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