Overview

• HHS announced Susan Monarez is no longer CDC director just weeks after her July 31 swearing‑in, giving no reason.
• Monarez’s attorneys said she neither resigned nor received a dismissal notice and argued she was targeted after refusing to fire experts.
• Chief medical officer Debra Houry, infectious‑disease center director Daniel Jernigan, and immunization chief Demetre Daskalakis resigned, with Daskalakis citing ongoing politicization and Kennedy’s views.
• The Washington Post, New York Times, and CNN reported Monarez was pushed out following disputes over proposed vaccine policy changes.
• Kennedy has moved to halt federal co‑funding for mRNA vaccine development and replaced members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, shifting vaccine oversight.