RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement

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by Alexander Tin
April 1, 2025 / 1:29 PM EDT / CBS News


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RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement
By Alexander Tin
April 1, 2025 / 1:29 PM EDT / CBS News


Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their posts, with many reassigned to positions at the Indian Health Service, or IHS, as part of a sweeping restructuring ordered by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Senior leaders at multiple agencies were removed, multiple health officials said, including Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo. Marrazzo replaced Dr. Anthony Fauci as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior officials put on leave and reassigned to the Indian Health Service include Dr. Karen Hacker, head of the agency's chronic disease teams, Kayla Laserson, head of its global health center and Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC's STD and HIV/AIDS center.

"The revolution begins today!" Kennedy posted Tuesday on X.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-rif-cdc-fda-niaid-federal-health-leaders-leave-reassigned/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8d&linkId=788579814

Jackass

[Irish_Dem]

1. A revolution taking us back to the Dark Ages.

[SharonClark]

2. Well said.

[snowybirdie]

3. Brings shame

On the Kennedy name.

[Skittles]

4. what's with the "Indian Health Services"

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

what is going on???

[Zorro]

5. Political exile