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Three top officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resigned on 27 Aug 2025. Dr Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, quit citing the 'weaponization of public health.' Dr Deb Houry, the CDC's chief medical officer, also resigned, saying ongoing changes stopped her from continuing. Daniel Jernigan, who led the Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, resigned too. Their resignations followed the sudden firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez. The officials expressed concern that science was being censored or politicized. The resignations highlight tensions within the CDC over political influence on public health work. (Updated 28 Aug 2025, 05:12 IST; source: link)