RFK Jr.’s biggest disruption yet to vaccine policy is coming

Former CDC director Susan Monarez testifies at the Senate health committee. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This morning, ousted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez came to the Senate to share her story of being fired by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump, the latest volley in an ongoing battle between the Trump administration and the public health establishment. According to Monarez’s testimony, the upcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — which will take place over th