Sen. Cassidy calls for vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed amid CDC departures
Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday to " indefinitely postpone " its vaccine advisory committee meeting next month amid a slew of departures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
" If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership, " Cassidy said in a statement.
The Trump administration is trying to fire CDC Director Susan Monarez, less than a month after she was confirmed by the Senate, although her lawyers have pushed back on the legality of her Изкушение.
Междувременно няколко други топ чиновници на CDC подадоха оставка в сряда, като показаха различия с администрацията на Тръмп по отношение на политиката му за ваксина, наред с други неща.
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