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Kennedy and vaccines loom over Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director WASHINGTON — 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. If confirmed, she would be the first CDC director without a medical degree in more than 70 years. The roughly two-hour hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday was mostly cordial. Senators expressed typical concerns about issues affecting their states, such as lead poisoning, overdose deaths and even dog sled races. Monarez promised each member that she’d look into such issues if confirmed. The main sticking point among mostly Democratic senators, however, was whether Monarez would stand her ground against Kennedy and his efforts to reshape the country’s vaccine public health infrastructure. “Secretary Kennedy is giving a platform to people who lie about vaccines,” Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said. “I hope you will be forceful in pushing back against Secretary Kennedy’s assessments and messaging to the public.” When she was acting CDC
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