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Deputy health secretary becomes CDC interim director after firing of Susan Monarez by Donald Trump. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
Trump fires CDC director Susan Monarez, who declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel selected by anti-vaccine conspiracist RFK Jr. - 08/28/2025.