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Former CDC official: The agency is "being transformed into a weapon"
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August 29, 2025
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0:59Now Playing"I could no longer be party to seeing the transformation of my brilliant scientists into something that could potentially hurt children."
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, tells Jen Psaki on "The Briefing" why he decided to resign from the CDC amid turmoil at the agency.
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