On August 27, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the White House fired CDC director Susan Monarez after only a month on the job. Right after she was ousted, other senior leaders resigned from the agency, including <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/cdc-director-susan-monarez-fired/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">Demetre Daskalakis</a>, an infectious disease physician and former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC.Dr. Daskalakis speaks with Host Flora Lichtman about the state of the agency and what these developments mean for public health.Guest: Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is the former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/cdc-director-susan-monarez-fired/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">sciencefriday.com.</a>
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