White House Defends Robert F Kennedy Jr

The White House defended Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr after spending a week at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which led to his removal.

On Friday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called Kennedy, also known as RFK Jr, “the crown jewel of this administration.”

Earlier this week, CDC chief Dr. Susan Monarez was fired because she “difference to the president’s agenda.” The White House said in a statement.

At least three senior CDC leaders have since resigned due to frustration with Kennedy’s leadership and vaccine policies. Uneasiness has led to some MPs calling for resignation.

Miller called Kennedy “one of the world’s most important voices, advocates and public health experts” and said he was working to restore the credibility and integrity of the CDC, one of the world’s most important public health agencies.

Kennedy doesn’t have a medical degree and has a background before Trump taps him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The department oversees a variety of U.S. health agencies, including the CDC.

The BBC reached out to Kennedy and represented.

Recent turmoil follows CDC permanently fires 600 employees According to the union representing workers, earlier this month.

The broad layoffs include employees engaged in government responses to infectious diseases, including bird flu, as well as researching environmental hazards and handling information on public record requests.

Since taking office, vaccine critic Kennedy has made many funding cuts and changes to how the United States recommends and regulates immunizations that have angered public health experts.

He has previously helped run an anti-vaccine organization and repeatedly stated his claims about the harm of vaccines.

Dr. Debra Houry, a former medical officer at the CDC, resigned this week, told the BBC’s Newshaw radio program that Kennedy’s policies lack scientific integrity.

“I’m very worried that because of what’s going on in some of these policies, we will continue to resign, terminate, retire, and it’s all because we won’t be able to continue to do good science to deal with the pandemic and prevent chronic diseases,” she said.

She added that the worst case scenario for Kennedy policy is to undermine the vaccine schedule for children, which could lead to “re-transmission in the United States like polio and measles.”

Several Democratic senators have called on Kennedy to resign, including Jon Ossoff of Georgia, who called the Secretary of Health a “quack” – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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Several Republicans are also upset about the development of the CDC, and Maine Sen. Susan Collins said there is no “foundation” to remove Monares from her position. She asked for a congressional hearing to examine what was going on at the agency.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee (reviewing Kennedy’s appointment) that the panel will monitor those who leave high profile.

So does he Urge delay During a Vaccine Advisory Committee hearing scheduled for next month, the group said it lacked allegations of a “scientific process.”

“If the proceeds of the meeting are made, any advice should be rejected because there is a lack of legitimacy given the severity of the allegations and the current turmoil in the CDC leadership,” he said.

According to US media reports, Robert F Kennedy Jr wrote an open letter to CDC employees after relocating Monarez and several top officials left.

He wrote: “I am committed to working with you to restore the trust, transparency and credibility of the CDC. Your daily efforts (often invisible) life.”

Kennedy added: “Reform will not reduce your work; it strengthens that. If we show them every decision of integrity, accountability and scientific guidance, the American people are ready to trust the institution again.”

The Health Secretary also said he wanted to rebuild the CDC into “the guardian of American health and safety.”