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Susan Monarez: “I was never misaligned with the administration priorities…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:35

And I also agree with his most recent comments that vaccines are not controversial because they work. Demanding evidence is exactly what I was doing when I insisted CDC recommendations be based on credible science. I was never misaligned with the administration priorities, the goals Secretary Kennedy recently cited publicly. Protecting the public from threats, building infrastructure, modernizing systems, investing in the workforce, and enhancing scientific rigor. With the same priorities I articulated at my confirmation hearing and began advancing during my short tenure, I remain supportive of those priorities. (05:35–05:42)

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