America's public health system is headed to a "very dangerous place" under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers, former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez told senators Wednesday.

Monarez and former CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry described turmoil inside federal health agencies, saying Kennedy and his political advisers dismissed data showing vaccines are safe and effective.

Monarez, who was fired after 29 days in the job following disputes with Kennedy, warned that once-contained diseases such as polio and whooping cough could return in the United States.

"I believe preventable diseases will return, and I believe we will have our children harmed by things they don't need to be harmed by," she said.

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