Overview

• Monarez was confirmed by the Senate in July, and her brief tenure is the shortest for a CDC director on record.
• Multiple senior CDC officials resigned following her removal, and no interim director has been named.
• The White House said she was not aligned with President Trump’s health mission, while her attorneys contend she resisted pressure to fire expert staff and endorse unsound guidance.
• CNN, citing anonymous sources, reported internal pressure from aides to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and tensions over a potential announcement that could link vaccines to autism.
• Kennedy has already reshaped vaccine policy by dismissing all 17 ACIP members in June and canceling roughly $500 million in mRNA vaccine funding in August.