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ARTICLE VIEW:
Kennedy names deputy Jim O’Neill as acting CDC director after Monarez
ouster
By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN
Updated:
11:38 AM EDT, Fri August 29, 2025
Source: CNN
Deputy Health and Human Services Secretary Jim O’Neill will serve as
acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said in a
letter to CDC staff.
O’Neill joined HHS in June after years as a Silicon Valley-based
technology and biotech investor, including stints with the Thiel
Foundation and later the Thiel Fellowship, a grant program for young
entrepreneurs started by billionaire Palantir founder Peter Thiel.
O’Neill also worked for HHS during the George W. Bush administration,
when, as principal associate deputy secretary, he led changes to food
regulation and emergency response.
The Washington Post first reported O’Neill’s new role.
He assumes the role amid turmoil for the CDC in the wake of Director
Dr. Susan Monarez’s firing and a series of high-profile resignations
this week.
Agency the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters on Thursday to salute the
departing Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer; Dr. Demetre
Daskalakis, former chief of vaccines and respiratory diseases; Dr.
Daniel Jernigan, director of the National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and data chief Dr. Jennifer Layden.
O’Neill accompanied Monarez and Kennedy on a tour of the CDC campus
this month after a gunman opened fire there, pocking the buildings with
hundreds of bullet holes and killing DeKalb County Police Officer David
Rose.
At his confirmation hearing in May, O’Neill told Sen. Bill Cassidy, a
Louisiana Republican, that he’s “very strongly pro-vaccine. I’m
an adviser to a vaccine company. I support the CDC vaccine schedule.”
Cassidy then asked O’Neill specifically about mandates. “Do you
agree with the mandate, which currently exists, that if somebody wishes
to become a legal resident, that they be up to date on their
immunizations, as per recommended by CDC?”
O’Neill said, “I haven’t looked into the immigration law aspect
of this, but I do support the CDC schedule, and that rule seems
reasonable to me.”
​He also told senators that he would help reform “outdated rules”
and “pursue transparency” within federal health agencies.
“Our health care system is difficult to navigate, and it prioritizes
pills over prevention. Providers spend too much time clicking through
pop-up screens and fighting with insurance companies instead of looking
patients in the eye. Federal policies can empower people to break this
cycle,” O’Neill said. “If confirmed, I’ll help reform outdated
rules, pursue transparency and gold standard science, and champion
healthy lifestyles and prevention so Americans can thrive.”
CNN’s Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report.
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