CDC Virus Expert Quits With a Scary Warning
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CDC respiratory virus official resigns as former ACIP members warn of immunization progress rollback
A Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist who leads the team that tracks respiratory virus hospitalizations abruptly resigned yesterday, based on concerns that the data won ’ t be used objectively or with scientific rigor following recent changes to the CDC ’ s vaccine advisory group.
Covid-19 and RSV head data scientist dramatically quits saying she doesn’t trust RFK Jr department to use it ‘objectively’ - Fiona Havers had worked for the Centers of Disease Control for 13 years bef
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions in recent months have raised concerns that he is taking a heavy-handed and unilateral approach to vaccine policy in the U.S.
Dr. Fiona Havers, a U.S. government scientist overseeing COVID-19 and RSV data, resigned, citing concerns over misuse of data by the Trump administration. Following Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
"I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions," Dr. Fiona Havers told colleagues.