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Susan Monarez: “I refused to rubber stamp vaccine policy changes or to fire…”

Featuring: Susan Monarez, Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National

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Bridging Innovation and Trust: A Conversation with former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez

Published | Video Starts at 48:44

… your goal was to further science, was to further and in my case, the development of diagnostics and vaccines and therapeutics. And you can't do that if you cannot rely … I refused to rubber stamp vaccine policy changes or to fire experts and replace them with political loyalists. … took the position only for one, of service, not because of there was a materialistic gain on the back end which can be a motivating factor for why somebody might … (48:44–48:59)

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Asserts refusal to approve vaccine policy changes or replace experts with political loyalists.

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