Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez will tell senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to endorse new vaccine recommendations before seeing scientific evidence, according to a copy of the testimony she plans to give during a Wednesday hearing. According to a copy of the prepared remarks, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, Monarez will tell senators that Kennedy gave her an ultimatum: “Preapprove” new a...
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