"SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Two former senior officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including one fired by the Trump administration, will join California as public health consultants, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC's director and Dr. Debra Houry resigned as the agency's chief medical officer and deputy director over disputes about changes at the agency. The two will work with California's public health department to help build trust in "science-driven decision-making," Newsom's office said."
""We're not just wringing our hands right now - we're fighting back," Newsom said at a news conference. "This is a substantive response to what is not happening in Washington." California has increasingly positioned itself as a counterweight to federal health policy, and Newsom has amped up his criticisms of President Donald Trump and challenged the Republican's policies in court. The governor's final term ends in just over a year, and he's gearing up for a possible presidential run in 2028."
California hired two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials as public health consultants. Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC's director and Dr. Debra Houry resigned as the agency's chief medical officer and deputy director after disputes about changes at the agency. The consultants will work with California's public health department to build trust in science-driven decision-making. Governor Gavin Newsom described the move as a substantive response to federal inaction and framed it as active resistance. California joined Washington and Oregon to establish their own public health guidance and vaccine recommendations, and the hirings drew partisan criticism.
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