Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the former chief of immunizations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), expressed serious concerns about the agency's future direction on Sunday. Daskalakis resigned from his position on Thursday, citing dissatisfaction with the recent removal of CDC Director Susan Monarez by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

In his resignation letter, Daskalakis criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership over both HHS and the CDC. He stated, "From my vantage point as a doctor who's taken the Hippocratic Oath, I only see harm coming. I may be wrong, but based on what I'm seeing, based on what I've heard with the new members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, or ACIP, they're really moving in an ideological direction where they want to see the undoing of vaccination."

Daskalakis's comments highlight his worries about the potential impact on public health and the future of vaccination efforts in the United States. His resignation has raised questions about the direction of the CDC and its commitment to immunization practices.

This situation is still developing, and further updates are expected as more information becomes available.