October 4, 2025
RFK Jr. Fires NIH Whistleblower Who Challenged Trump-Era Vaccine Policies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Fires NIH Whistleblower Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Who Objected to Trump Administration Policies on Vaccines In a move that has stirred both political and scientific circles, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of Health and Human Services, has officially dismissed Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The decision follows months of tension between Marrazzo and the administration over the direction of federal vaccine research and policy. Dr. Marrazzo, who took over the NIAID role in 2023 after Dr. Anthony Fauci’s retirement, had been placed on administrative
