Brand-New CDC Director Ousted After Less Than a Month on the Job

Dr. Susan Monarez was sworn in as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention less than a month ago.

Dr. Susan Monarez
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Dr. Susan Monarez, the recently confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been ousted after less than a month on the job.

“We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the Department of Health and Human Services said in a brief statement posted on the social media site X.

It added that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has “full confidence in his team at @CDCgov who will continue to be vigilant in protecting Americans against infectious diseases at home and abroad.”