Vaccine Policy and Whistleblowers

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who succeeded Anthony Fauci as NIAID director, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging she was unlawfully fired in October by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in retaliation for whistleblowing over vaccine research decisions and after an interview with CBS News. Marrazzo says she was placed on indefinite leave in late March, filed a September complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and alleges senior official Dr. Matthew Memoli downplayed vaccines; HHS declined comment on the suit and defended Memoli as aligned with administration vaccine priorities.