MSNBC Senators pressed nominee Susan Monarez on vaccines, fired CDC workers and whether she would stand up to the health secretary. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on vaccines loomed over Susan Monarez’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Monarez, who has a doctorate in microbiology and immunology, was previously the deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a federal research funding agency focused on biomedical innovations. Her previous work looked at using artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes.