Top CDC Officials Resign After Director’s Ouster

Susan Monarez was fired by President Donald Trump.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Dr. Demetre Daskalakis speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Sept. 7, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Several top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stepped down following the ouster of Susan Monarez as the public health agency’s director.

Among those leaving the agency was Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.