Former CDC official ‘only sees harm’ to public health under RFK Jr’s leadership
Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after White House fired CDC chief, cautions against ‘undoing of vaccination’ to ABCThe former immunizations director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of the future of American health under the leadership of Donald Trump’s health...
<p>Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after White House fired CDC chief, cautions against ‘undoing of vaccination’ to ABC</p><p>The former immunizations director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of the future of American health under the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/rfk-resign-cdc-susan-monarez-fired">leadership</a> of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s health secretary, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr</a>.</p><p>In an <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/former-cdc-immunizations-chief-harm-coming-rfk-jr/story?id=125134748">interview</a> on Sunday with ABC, Demetre Daskalakis – who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/cdc-rally-staffers-protest">resigned</a> this week in protest over the White House’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/29/trump-administration-news-today-latest">firing</a> of CDC director Susan Monarez – said: “From my vantage point as a doctor who’s taken the Hippocratic Oath, I only see harm coming.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/cdc-demetre-daskalakis-rfk-jr-health">Continue reading...</a>
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