@drdemetre.bsky.social resigned as Director for the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease. His letter shines light on the growing and frightening reality of a federal government that refuses to acknowledge and act on evidence and facts.
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social sums up: "Public health only works when people leading it are strong, principled & supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals& communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation’s health security is at risk."
Former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monrez was ousted by the White House after pushing back against Kennedy’s misinformation-based vaccine policies, which will limit access to life-saving vaccines. These policies will harm children and families and do not align with the best available science.
As @mtosterholm.bsky.social asserts, CDC “broke with the entire scientific and medical community…without data to support it and was largely politically motivated.” www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics criticized the administration’s decision to limit vaccine access, affirming the medical community’s judgement that it puts children and families at risk: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
It is alarming when political discipline and loyalty are rewarded while people who uphold scientific integrity are punished. This administration is violating the basic principles of science and putting all of our health at risk.