Ousted Trump CDC Director Sounds the Alarm on Vaccine Skepticism: ‘Preventable Diseases Will Return’

Alex Griffing Sep 17th, 2025, 12:50 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioned ousted CDC chief Dr. Susan Monarez during a Senate hearing on Wednesday and asked Monarez to weigh in on what diminished faith in vaccines would mean for the country. Monarez was initially appointed by President Donald Trump, but fired just months after her Senate confirmation.

“Why did you believe it was so important for you to refuse to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations without seeing them or the evidence behind them? What did you feel was the worst-case scenario if you had agreed to doing that?” Sanders asked Dr. Monarez, who said she was fired for refusing to fire colleagues who disagreed wit

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