HHS Fires Adviser Critical of COVID-19 Vaccines

Dr. Steven Hatfill said he was removed from his position after being asked to resign.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A senior adviser in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department has been fired, the agency confirmed.

Dr. Steven Hatfill, a senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, was fired “for cause,” a spokesperson for HHS told The Epoch Times in an email on Oct. 29.