CDC crisis deepens as top leaders quit after Susan Monarez firing
by Marina Dunbar from on (#6ZMKN)
Four senior officials resign in protest at health secretary's handling of vaccine policy and agency's direction
A dispute over the dismissal of Susan Monarez, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has intensified, with her attorneys asserting she will not leave unless the president himself takes action.
Monarez was officially removed late on Wednesday following a heated exchange in which the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, attempted to oust her, according to the White House. Her lawyer has countered that Monarez has no intention of resigning.
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