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Former CDC leaders say RFK Jr. is "endangering every American's health"

Name: Former CDC leaders say RFK Jr. is "endangering every American's health"
Uploaded: 2025-09-02T18:23:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: Nine former directors of the CDC have written an op-ed published in the New York Times where they condemn Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership, saying Kennedy is "endangering every American's health." Dr. Mandy Cohen, one of the op-ed's co-authors and a CDC director under President Biden, joins CBS News to discuss.

Nine former directors of the CDC have written an op-ed published in the New York Times where they condemn Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership, saying Kennedy is "endangering every American's health." Dr. Mandy Cohen, one of the op-ed's co-authors and a CDC director under President Biden, joins CBS News to discuss.