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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer allowing remote work for employees with disabilities or those with temporary health issues, including those who've requested to work from home since the Aug.
In opening remarks for a hearing on the firing of the director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy asked if the body had failed. “Like what happened?” said Cassidy,
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leaders Susan Monarez and Debra Houry, who left their roles last month, will testify before the Senate on Wednesday morning about recent turmoil at the agency and what it means for the future of public health.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, the panel's chair and a doctor from Louisiana who was one of the key votes to confirm Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said he was focused on learning what led to the abrupt firing of Monarez just weeks after her confirmation.
Susan Monarez, the ousted former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plans to warn a Senate committee Wednesday that if a vaccine panel proceeds with a meeting scheduled for this week, there's a "real risk" vaccines for children could be limited, according to testimony obtained by CBS News.