Following her abrupt exit, weeks after the Senate confirmed her to lead the CDC, at least three top agency officials announced their resignations.
The backlash to Monarez’s ouster marks the latest instance of Kennedy, the founder of an anti-vaccine organization who last year called the CDC a “cesspool of corruption,” clashing with agency scientists since he became the nation’s top health official in February.
Here’s what to know.
Mass HHS layoffs and restructuring purge ranks at CDC
Days after Kennedy was sworn into office, several thousand federal health workers, including some at the CDC, started receiving notices that they would be terminated. The notices came in a mass firing and restructuring. Budget cuts and additional layoffs came in the following weeks. Although administration officials have said they’re remaking federal health agencies to save money, improve efficiency and prevent waste, public health employees say Kennedy’s approach undermined their work. Many of the firings have been paused while they are challenged in court.
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