HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill for testimony today, a week after CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired and a series of vaccine-related decisions drew criticism from lawmakers, including Senate health committee chair, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. Monarez's firing led several senior CDC officials to resign and fueled a staff protest outside the agency's Atlanta headquarters last week. In a scathing editorial in The New York Times on Monday, nine former CDC directors called Kennedy 'dangerous' and said his actions are 'unlike anything our country has ever experienced.'
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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