Overview

• Sen. Bill Cassidy called for the Sept. 18 meeting of the CDC’s immunization advisers to be indefinitely postponed and said any recommendations from a meeting held now should be rejected.
• The White House terminated CDC Director Susan Monarez less than a month after her Senate confirmation, with officials saying she was not aligned with the administration’s health agenda.
• Four senior CDC leaders resigned after Monarez’s ouster: Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis, Dan Jernigan, and Jennifer Layden.
• In a resignation letter posted to social media, Daskalakis accused HHS leadership of steering CDC toward policies that do not reflect scientific reality and criticized the reworked ACIP.
• Kennedy removed all 17 ACIP members in June, and the CDC lists only seven current members despite a charter allowing up to 19, raising concerns as the panel’s recommendations typically guide CDC policy and insurance coverage.