Scientific-Integrity

RFK Jr. Fires CDC Director Susan Monarez After She Refuses to Approve Unscientific Vaccine Directives

| Importance: 9/10

The White House fired CDC Director Susan Monarez after she refused to resign amid pressure from HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to change vaccine policy, making her the shortest-lived CDC director in the agency’s history after less than one month in office. Monarez’s lawyers stated she …

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Commerce Secretary Ross Threatens to Fire NOAA Scientists Who Contradicted Trump's False Hurricane Claim

| Importance: 8/10

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross threatened to fire top officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unless they backed President Donald Trump’s false claim that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. Ross called acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs on September 6, …

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