In the deportation of Susan Monaraz from the position of Head of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC has proceeded by his government. Donald Trump.
The White House confirmed Wednesday (27.08.2025) that he is expelling the director of the main US Public Health Service in the dramatic outcome of Brandefer between scientist and Donald Trump’s health minister, Robert Kenneti.
The drama in three acts, which was extensively covered by the American press, began with the announcement of her resignation from her duties by the Minister of Health.
But Susan Monaras, who did not even complete the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reacted immediately, denying that she was resigning and accusing the minister of trying to prosecute her. To continue to pursue a policy “jeopardizing the lives of millions of Americans”.
“Susan Monaraz does not agree with the president’s program,” said Mr Desai, a vice spokesman for the White House, in a statement received by the French Agency. He added that “she refused to resign, although she informed the health minister about her intention to do so” and Consequently, “the White House exits Mrs Monaraz from the place”.
The official “neither resigned nor received notice from the White House that it was dismissed,” her lawyers said earlier.
‘Jeopardized the lives of millions of Americans’
“As a person with integrity and dedication to science, he has neither resigned, nor do he receive a notification from the White House of being relieved of her duties,” the lawyers said, accusing Health Minister Kennedy Junior of being tool, “turns” her “politicians”.
Always according to her lawyers, the minister tried to expel the CDC director when she refused “to put stamp on anti -scientific and dangerous instructions ยป of “and prosecute specialists on public health issues”.
A few hours ago, the Minister of Health announced that Mrs Monaraz is “no longer a manager” of CDCs via X. “Thank you for her dedicated service to the American people,” added.
The news that Washington Post originally mentioned, recorded against the backdrop of drastic changes in US vaccine policy, By decisions by Robert Kennedy of the younger.
“Quite enough,” was the comment of a senior CDC executive, by Dimitris Daskalakis, who announced through X his resignation with extensive text in which denounced the pressure of the new US government for the preparation of “policies and documents that do not reflect scientific reality”.
According to US media, other officials at the same time announced that they were resigning.
After taking up the post, Robert Kennedy is making a profound changes to US health services and US vaccine policy, deserting well-known experts by restricting access to vaccines against COVID-19interrupting funding in the development of new vaccines, etc.
Very often measures it announces are contrary to scientific consensus and criticized by experts outside the government.
Susan’s appointment to the CDC leadership had just been approved by the Senate at the end of July.
The White House’s decision to name it was his second choice. He withdrew in March the first candidate, David Weldon, a former MP and doctor known for his anti -vaccination positions, because of the fear that he would not secure the number of votes required in Congress.
Mrs Monaraz’s dismissal before closing a month is recorded in the midst of a crisis in the CDCs, which, among other things, became the armed target at the beginning of the month, opposed to the vaccination against COVID-19.
Hundreds of current and former employees of the main US service responsible for public health signed after an open letter, accusing RFK Jr. How it puts them at risk by spreading false news, especially for vaccines.