pharmaphorum March 25, 2025
President Donald Trump has nominated another candidate to lead the CDC – acting director Susan Monarez – after withdrawing support for his first choice a couple of weeks ago.
Monarez replaces Dave Weldon, Trump’s first pick, whose nomination was withdrawn after it became apparent that he would not win the votes needed to make it through the Senate confirmation process. Weldon, a former Florida congressman and a medical doctor, has courted controversy in recent years by questioning the safety of vaccines.
If confirmed, Monarez will permanently assume a role she has been fulfilling since January after the previous director Mandy Cohen, appointed by former President Joe Biden, stepped down after 18 months in the job.
The CDC, which has a...
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