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Ex-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez will testify at a Senate hearing that she felt pressure to embrace vaccine recommendations.

Monarez was fired in August related to disagreements on vaccine guidelines at the CDC.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has denied accusations made by Monarez.

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez is set to testify at a hearing that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to support vaccine recommendations without reviewing scientific evidence.

Monarez will appear before the Senate's health committee on Wednesday to discuss her firing from the CDC. She was selected by Kennedy and nominated by President Donald Trump for the CDC role but was later fired several wee

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