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Susan Monarez

Susan Monarez

Former CDC Director

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Notable Quotes

"He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence... I believe it is the true reason I was fired." — Monarez testimony to Senate, September 2025

Stories

Reshaping federal health leadership

Rule Changes

Fired August 2025; testified before Senate September 2025

Jay Bhattacharya co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration in October 2020, publicly opposing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic response policies. Five years later, he now controls both the CDC and the National Institutes of Health—the two largest federal public health agencies—making him the most powerful health official in America outside the cabinet.

Updated Feb 18