White House fires U.S. health agency head, Susan Monarez, after she refused to quit
The Trump administration confirmed on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Mr. Kennedy’s sweeping overhaul of U.S. vaccine policy also led to five … Read more