CDC Deputy Director Shuford Reportedly Leaving After Six Months

CDC Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer Jennifer Shuford is expected to leave the agency after the midterm elections, about six months after joining. Shuford said she is leaving to spend more time with her family, while reports also cite possible disagreements with the Trump administration’s vaccine policy. Her departure comes amid upheaval in federal vaccine guidance and efforts by President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change vaccination recommendations; Kennedy has promoted claims linking vaccines to autism that are contradicted by scientific evidence.