The leadership of the Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services, Robert F. Kennedy Junior is “Contrary to anything that our country has ever seen”, nine former managers and department managers wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in A. Guest guest article Monday for the New York Times.
This piece – which appeared on the Internet under the title “We ran the Center for Disease Control: Kennedy endangered all the health of every American” – days after President Donald Trump, director of the Center for Disease Control Susan Monarerez. Through her lawyers, Monarerez confirmed that she refused to sign reckless and non -scientific orders.
Former managers wrote that Kennedy’s actions as a health official in the country, including his role in overthrowing Monares, “contrary to anything we saw in the agency, and contrary to anything that our country has ever seen.”
Their article included a series of fears and accused Kennedy of focusing “on unproven treatments” while reducing vaccine jobs. “They added:” Kennedy was canceled, “Investments were canceled in promising medical research that will leave us not ready for future health emergencies. And the experts in federal health consulting committees with unqualified individuals who participate in his dangerous and unlawful views have been announced. The end of the United States for global vaccination programs that protect millions of children, and maintain the faithful of Americans.
HHS and CDC spokesman did not immediately respond to the suspension requests.
The article was signed by William Foy, William Robert, David Satcher, Jeffrey Coblen, Richard Besser, Tom Frieden, Ann Shuchhat, Roshil B. Wolnsky and Mandy Cohen. Their history until the late 1970s and the democratic and republican administrations extend, including the first Trump state.
The launch of Monares came last week amid an escalating struggle for an impressive vaccine committee that has repeatedly undermined Kennedy. The Secretary had launched the committee members and appointed his fellow skeptics in the vaccines in their place. Monarerez was concerned that she would be forced to sign new vaccine recommendations that were not supported by science. Her expulsion resulted in a semi -medium leadership from the Center for Disease Control.
“We are concerned about the widespread influence that all these decisions will achieve on US health security,” wrote in the guest article.
They added: “During our period in the center of diseases control, we did not always agree with our leaders, but they have never given us a reason to doubt that they depend on visions that depend on data to protect us, or that they will support public health workers.”
Former managers urged Congress to “exercise their own supervision authority” on HHS and called on government and local governments and charitable providers to “fill the financing gaps where they can.”
And they wrote in conclusion: “The men and women who joined CDC across generations did not for the sake of position or strength, but because they believe deeply in the invitation of service,” they wrote. “They deserve the Secretary of HHS who stands for health, and supports science and have their back. Likewise, our country does.”