Overview

• Monarez’s lawyers say she did not resign and contend only the president can dismiss her, while the White House says she was not aligned with Donald Trump’s agenda.
• Reports indicate Deputy Health Secretary Jim O’Neill, a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ally, has been selected to serve as interim CDC leader.
• Senior CDC officials Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis and Daniel Jernigan resigned, citing politicization and directives they called unscientific.
• Hundreds of CDC employees rallied at headquarters to support the departing leaders and voice concerns about threats to scientific independence and public health.
• Kennedy has reshaped vaccine policy by cutting funding for mRNA programs and overhauling the CDC’s immunization advisory panel, prompting warnings about vaccine guidance and preparedness.