As defunding hits rural hospitals, this hub is getting hit hard, and a man in too much pain to stand (or lay flat and still enough for an MRI, apparently)... has no news, yet, on a room.

At a prominent hospital, where the ambulance took him after a 911 call nearly 36 hours ago.

Oof. I bet. 🫂🫂🫂

Thank you!ĥ

Monarez tells. Sen. Kim that Kennedy basically told her the plan was to keep firing career officials until they could get to people who would do what Kennedy wanted.

Cassidy says it is entirely appropriate for someone with oversight concerns like Monarez to contact his office or any member of Congress and he recached out to Kennedy and WH after to express concern about what she alleged.

Houry in convo with Sen. Murphy - says she knows of cdc staff who won’t put their name on good science because of their fear for their life - even at ACIP we don’t have subject matter experts presenting anymore to protect them, she said.

Houry is asked who decided the agenda for ACIP meeting tomorrow and Friday. - Houry says this is first time since she was at CDC where political appointees answerable to the secretary set agenda for scientific meeting.