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Former CDC leader shares why she decided to leave

By Leila Fadel
Published September 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM PDT

NPR speaks with Debra Houry, the CDC's former chief medical officer, about her decision to leave her post and her concerns over Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine decisions.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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