Monday, September 01, 2025

9 Former CDC Directors Call RFK Jr. 'Dangerous'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership is "unlike anything our country has ever experienced," nine former directors and acting directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in a scathing guest essay Monday for the New York Times. ... Their essay listed a string of concerns and accused Kennedy of focusing "on unproven 'treatments' while downplaying vaccines." Kennedy, they added, "canceled investments in promising medical research that will leave us ill prepared for future health emergencies. He replaced experts on federal health advisory committees with unqualified individuals who share his dangerous and unscientific views. He announced the end of U.S. support for global vaccination programs that protect millions of children and keep Americans safe, citing flawed research and making inaccurate statements."

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... Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership is "unlike anything our country has ever experienced," nine former directors and acting directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in a scathing guest essay Monday for The New York Times.

The piece -- which appeared online under the headline "We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American's Health" -- came days after President Donald Trump fired CDC director Susan Monarez. Through her lawyers, Monarez has maintained she refused to sign off on reckless and unscientific orders.

Kennedy's actions as the country's top health official, including his role in Monarez's ouster, "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced," the former directors wrote.

Their essay listed a string of concerns and accused Kennedy of focusing "on unproven treatments' while downplaying vaccines." Kennedy, they added, "canceled investments in promising medical research that will leave us ill prepared for future health emergencies. He replaced experts on federal health advisory committees with unqualified individuals who share his dangerous and unscientific views. He announced the end of U.S. support for global vaccination programs that protect millions of children and keep Americans safe, citing flawed research and making inaccurate statements."

HHS and CDC spokespersons did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The essay was signed by William Foege, William Roper, David Satcher, Jeffrey Koplan, Richard Besser, Tom Frieden, Anne Schuchat, Rochelle P. Walensky and Mandy K. Cohen. Their tenures date to the late 1970s and span Democratic and Republican administrations, including Trump's first term. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-01 08:08 PM

So, Pres Trump, in order not to have to fight the RFK, Jr voting bloc in the 2024 election seemed to have decided instead to offer him the HHS position, if Sec Kennedy would then throw his support (and his voters) behind Pres Trump election bid.

Sec Kennedy apparently complied, and now seems to be [negatively?] affecting the health of all Americans, just so Pres Trump could get votes.

It looks like Pres Trump really does not care about Americans dying from health issues.

Maybe instead of spending money to occupy Blue states with the military, Pres Trump should spend that money on helping to solve the health problems all Americans face?



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-01 08:15 PM

HE'S A ------- LOON

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-01 08:39 PM

 

@#3

Sometimes, if I may say, you are too subtle.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-01 09:17 PM

Just try to imagine a parent who would leave their kids alone with recovering addict RFK Jr.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-01 09:29 PM

"Dangerous? He must be doing something right!"
-MAGA

Two shots of ivermectin for all!

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-09-01 09:40 PM

Yeah.

But my concern is that my current health insurance will not reimburse me for vaccinces or treatment that Sec Kennedy does not approve of.


And now the Trump admin seems to even be calling into question Pres Trump's quite successful Operation Warp Drive.

I mean, WTF?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-01 10:42 PM

This is what you get when you hire a lawyer instead of a doctor.

An advocate instead of a medical professional.

Buffoonism at its finest.

#8 | Posted by et_al at 2025-09-01 10:57 PM

@#8 ... This is what you get when you hire a lawyer instead of a doctor. ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
en.wikipedia.org

... Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-01 11:06 PM

@#8,9

... and this is the person determining whether or not my health-insurer will pay for my health coverage?

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-01 11:08 PM

Courageous patriots who have spent lifetimes helping the sick, the old, the infirm, pointing out that Kennedy and his boss, Trump, are exactly the opposite, they have spent a lifetime sucking up to the rich and the powerful.
Fascism, as defined by me as working for the permanent rule of the billionaire caste over the very few, using intimidation, violence, and hate, is all that Kennedy and Trump can offer. Well, that and an awesome amount of ignorance as to how real science works.

#11 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-09-02 07:18 AM

"But dey's all part of da jeep state!"
- MAGAloons

#12 | Posted by cbob at 2025-09-02 11:53 AM

He's a dangerous threat to their graft.

#13 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-09-02 04:47 PM

What graft?

Should be easy to explain, so explain it.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-02 05:05 PM

I am not taking health care advice from someone who injected heroin.

Period.

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-09-03 11:41 AM

I am not taking health care advice from someone who injected heroin.
Period.
#15 | Posted by Nixon

But with RFK Jr running CDC you will take that advice whether you want to or not. He's now running health care in this country.

#16 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2025-09-03 11:57 AM

I avoid doctors like the plague.

I only go to the doctors office about every 5 years.

I suppose I can wait 3 years for things to either completely collapse or start to go back to normal.

(Speaking of the plague.. Covid cases are on the rise in California)

[As of early September 2025, California is experiencing a "summer COVID wave" with increasing cases and hospitalizations. This follows a rise in viral levels detected in wastewater, prompting some health officials to recommend indoor masking.]

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-03 12:25 PM

I avoid doctors like the plague.

I only go to the doctors office about every 5 years.

I suppose I can wait 3 years for things to either completely collapse or start to go back to normal.

(Speaking of the plague.. Covid cases are on the rise in California)

[As of early September 2025, California is experiencing a "summer COVID wave" with increasing cases and hospitalizations. This follows a rise in viral levels detected in wastewater, prompting some health officials to recommend indoor masking.]

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-03 12:25 PM

Oops

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-03 12:25 PM

Stop drinking wastewater and you should be fine.

#20 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-09-03 07:31 PM

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