Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sought to oust CDC director Susan Monarez in the latest volley in the fight over the future of public health. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The simmering showdown between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has finally boiled over. The White House said on Wednesday that CDC director Susan Monarez was fired — and Monarez’s representatives quickly responded that she wouldn’t leave her post without a fight. In protest of the ousting and Kennedy’s leade...

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