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(NewsNation) — Fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention manager Susan Monarez is expected to archer senators that she was fired for refusing to o.k. caller vaccine recommendations without reviewing technological evidence.
According to a transcript of the prepared remarks, obtained Tuesday by the Associated Press, Monarez volition archer senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave her an ultimatum: “Preapprove” caller vaccine recommendations from a arguable advisory CDC panel that Kennedy has stocked with immoderate aesculapian experts who uncertainty vaccine information oregon beryllium fired. That sheet is expected to ballot connected caller vaccine recommendations aboriginal this week.
Monarez was fired conscionable weeks into her role, which she says is due to the fact that she refused to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations without reviewing them. Monarez has besides said she was directed to occurrence elder CDC officials without cause.
Kennedy has made important changes regarding wellness policy, including appointing vaccine-skeptical unit to cardinal roles. Under his tenure, the Food and Drug Administration has besides imposed caller limits connected the COVID-19 vaccine, though aggregate aesculapian groups person issued broader recommendations.
In caller days, Kennedy has faced pushback from some Democratic and Republican lawmakers implicit recommendations astir vaccines.
