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Three senior CDC officials resign after new director Susan Monarez leaves
New CDC director Susan Monarez, three senior CDC officials resigned Wednesday. Abruptly left the agency.
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS, Announce On social media, Monarez is “no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”, with at least three CDC leaders resigning: Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Director of the National Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases; Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
There is no immediate explanation as to why any senior leader left the top U.S. Public Health Bureau. Monarez was sworn in four weeks ago.
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