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Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed recommendations for covid-19 vaccinations for children on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 20. Gounder then discussed the infant mortality crisis in Mississippi on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News Plus” on Aug. 22. She also discussed the resignation of top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials after the ousting of agency director Susan Monarez on CBS News’ “CBS Mornings” on Aug. 28. • Read Gounder’s “Senior CDC Officials Resign After Monarez’s Ouster, Citing Concerns Over Scientific Independence.”

KFF Health News national public health correspondent Amy Maxmen discussed how Trump administration officials interfered in the CDC’s ability to respond to the West Texas measl

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