My resignation letter from CDC.
Dear Dr. Houry,
I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
DrDemetre
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- To be clear none of the people @SecKennedy mentioned work in the National Center for Immunizaton and Respiratory Diseases at CDC. He has not been briefed by experts. Where is he getting his information on your health? Thanks @SenatorLujan for that important question.
- A non peer reviewed pre-print is not gold standard science. That is little more than a glorified social media post. Letโs see what happens once this is peer reviewed.As usual, the mainstream media attacks me for something I didnโt say in order to distract from the truth of what I did say. At yesterdayโs Cabinet meeting, I said: โThere are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and itโs highly
- Canโt wait to see how this turns out. Sound bites discrediting scientists are as much bullets as those that shattered my window in building 24. CDC science is not the issue. The dismantling of public health by people who should lift it up is. Donโt trust this FALSE narrative.Public health is a noble calling. When it is driven by transparent data and rigorous science, it earns public trust and keeps the world safe. ย ย The beating heart of public health in America is CDC.ย During the previous administration, CDC lost public trust by manipulating health
- UPDATE: some of the RIFs have been rescinded. Think about what itโs like to be at CDC. Itโs like living with an abusive partner that attacks and then takes back some of the abuse. That doesnโt make the partner less abusive. Sending strength to CDC staff held hostage.To be clearโฆthe administration didnโt just let the patient go. This was a lethal injection to kill CDC.
- FALSE: The volume of fluid in a vaccine is .3-1mL. Letโs say that kids get 50 doses of vaccines in 18 years. Max 50mL in 18 years is 2.7 mL per year. That is 60 drops of water a yearโ15% of a soda can per year. Please have someone other than #RFKJrResignNOW brief POTUS.Trump on Autism: Obviously, something that is artificially induced, whether itโs the vaccines in terms of these massive vaccines twice the size of a jar like that, a glass of water like that, into a babyโs body.
00:00 - Here to help my community with love and respect. Grateful for the opportunity to serve in the fight against #monkeypox, #hiv and #stigma with โฆmy whole self. #lgbtq #publichealth
- Past CDC directors have a message. Please read it.
- Thanks @celinegounder for the opportunity to speak about my decision and my concern for the publicโs health.









