Susan Monarez, the nominated person nominated by President Donald Trump, to be the director of the Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC), testifies to the Senate Committee on health, education, labor and pension on 25 June 2025 in Washington, DC during hearing his confirmation of his confirmation before the Senate Committee on health, education, labor and pension.
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The Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday that Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez left the role a few weeks after the swearing -in.
One in Post On X, the department stated that Monarez is a long director and thanked him for “his dedicated service to American people”.
At least four other officials resigned in a large -scale shakeup in the agency: CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Humi; Dr. Director of Demetre Daskalkis, National Center for Vaccination and Respiratory Diseases; Dr. Daniel Jarnegan, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zunotic infectious diseases; And Dr. Director of Jennifer Laden, Office of Public Health Data, Monitoring and Technology.
Monarez, there were scientists of the federal government for a long time Powered on 31 JulyShe is the first CDC director to confirm a new law passed during the epidemic confirmed by the Senate, which requires MPs to approve nominees for the role.
Washington Post First reported To cancel her on Wednesday.
His departure comes at a time for the agency, which is again from one Gun attack on his Atlanta headquarters On 8 August. A police officer died in the shooting.
According to an email received by NBC News, Monarez canceled a meeting with CDC workers on Friday, which was scheduled on Monday. She said that she wanted to assure the employees that the agency was working to restore “the safety in the safety and security of all CDC workplaces”.
chairman Donald Trump A few hours before the hearing of his confirmation, CDC nominated Monarez after withdrawing his first pick to lead the former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon. Weldon has been criticized for his views Vaccine,
