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4d ago

Kennedy Defends Firing of CDC Director in Heated Senate Hearing

Democrats demanded his resignation over vaccine policy changes, including cuts to mRNA research.

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Robert Kennedy jr. im US-Senat
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In einer stürmischen Anhörung im US-Senat hat Gesundheitsminister Robert F. Kennedy Jr. die Entlassung von Gesundheitsbehörden-Chefin Susan Monarez verteidigt. Die oppositionellen Demokraten forderten Kennedys Rücktritt.

Overview

  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators the removal of Susan Monarez after less than a month as CDC director was necessary for a change in course.
  • Monarez’s lawyers said she will sue, asserting she refused to carry out what they described as unscientific directives from the health chief.
  • Several senior CDC officials resigned following her ouster, signaling internal dissent over the department’s direction.
  • Democrats denounced Kennedy’s moves on vaccines and called for his resignation, while some Republicans, including Senator Bill Cassidy, criticized funding cuts even as most in the party backed him.
  • Kennedy promoted hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for COVID during the hearing, and reporting indicated deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill is slated to succeed Monarez at the CDC.