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Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Pressured Her to Blindly Approve Vaccine Changes


Susan Monarez told a Senate committee that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanded she dismiss career officials without cause—and accept vaccine recommendations regardless of whether science backed them up.

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