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Channel 2 Action News has confirmed that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Susan Monarez is no longer with the agency.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Department of Health and Human Services said: “We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people. @SecKennedy has full confidence in his team at @CDCgov who will continue to be vigilant in protecting Americans against infectious diseases at home and abroad.”
The reason as to why Monarez has been removed as director remains unclear.
Monarez, 50, was the agency’s 21st director and the first to pass through Senate confirmation following a 2023 law. She was named acting director in January and then tapped as the nominee in March after Trump abruptly withdrew his first choice, David Weldon.
Monarez was sworn in as CDC Director on July 31, making her tenure at the CDC about four weeks, making her the shortest-serving CDC director in the history of the 79-year-old agency.
During that time, a man opened fire on the CDC, killing a DeKalb County police officer and damaging the exterior of several buildings on the CDC’s campus.
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