Georges Benjamin, govt director of the American Public Well being Affiliation, informed the outlet that Monarez “values science, is a stable researcher, and has a historical past of being a superb supervisor. We’re trying ahead to working along with her.”
A low level for the company
The reported ouster comes at what seems like a nadir for the CDC. The company has misplaced lots of of employees from layoffs and buyouts. Important well being packages have been shuttered or hampered. Harmful rhetoric and well being misinformation from Kennedy and different well being officers within the Trump administration have made once-respected CDC consultants really feel vilified by the general public and targets of hate. Kennedy himself has falsely known as the COVID-19 pictures the “deadliest vaccine ever made” and the CDC a “cesspool of corruption,” for instance.
On August 8, a gunman warped by vaccine disinformation opened hearth on the CDC campus. Of practically 500 pictures fired, about 200 struck six CDC buildings as terrified employees dove for security. One native police officer was killed within the incident. The gunman had particularly focused the CDC for the capturing and blamed COVID-19 vaccines for his well being issues.
Extra exits reported
After information broke of Monarez’s removing, Stat Information reported {that a} wave of CDC management has resigned. The excessive rating resignations embrace: Daniel Jernigan, director of the Nationwide Heart for Rising Zoonotic Infectious Illnesses; Deb Houry, Chief Medical Officer; and Demetre Daskalakis, director of the Nationwide Heart for Immunization and Respiratory Illnesses.
“I’m not in a position to serve on this position any longer due to the continuing weaponization of public well being,” Daskalakis mentioned in a message to employees seen by Stat.
“I’m dedicated to defending the general public’s well being, however the ongoing modifications stop me from persevering with in my job as a pacesetter of the company,” Houry wrote in message to employees. Houry added that science ought to “by no means be censored or topic to political interpretations.”
Earlier right now, Politico reported that Jennifer Layden, director of the company’s Workplace of Public Well being Knowledge, Surveillance, and Know-how, has additionally resigned.
8/27/2025 8:15 pm ET: This put up has been up to date to incorporate the social media put up from HHS, reporting from the Washington Put up on the circumstances round Monarez’s exit, extra resignations reported by Stat and Politico, and the assertion from Monarez’s attorneys.
