The systematic removal of top career scientists and public health officials from the CDC is causing the institution to collapse as a reliable source of information.

“I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public's health.”

The recent firing of the CDC director and other senior officials by the administration has deprived the agency of its essential expertise.

“And now the CD doesn't have that expertise the CDC doesn't have that expertise anymore.”