CNBC

The vaccine and public health debate at the center of CDC upheaval, explained

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is facing a leadership upheaval – and at the center is concerns about the agency's approach to vaccines and U.S. public health. The White House on ...
STAT

The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6

Carlson is an infectious disease epidemiologist at Yale University. Kennedy is a public health communicator and worked at the CDC for more than six years. A week ago, on Aug. 8, a gunman attacked the ...
CNN

States band together to issue public health guidance after ‘destruction’ of the CDC

Pledging communication about vaccines that will be “grounded in science, not ideology,” the governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday they will form a West Coast Health ...
NPR

The CDC doesn't have a director. Can it respond to public health threats?

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis about the absence of a CDC director and the government's ability to respond to public health threats. The Centers for Disease ...
NPR

Former CDC leaders warn public health system is 'raging fire' under health secretary

After the Trump administration fired its CDC director, former heads of the agency signed a public letter urging Congress to use its oversight powers at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Public health veteran is Trump’s pick to lead CDC as administration shifts tone on vaccines

President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a public health veteran who has led vaccination programs, a new sign of the administration’s shifting ...