The director of the CDC, the nominee, Susan Monarch, on the grill of vaccines, public health at the confirmation audience

In a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, the election of President Donald Trump for the Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Susan Monaz

Monarch was clear in his support for vaccines.

“I think vaccines save lives. I think we must continue supporting the promotion of vaccines,” said Monaz.

His comments occurred as asked by the independent senator Bernie Sanders about a recent decision. Reported by politician that Kennedy has decided to end the US funds for an alliance of global vaccines, Gavi.

“I was not involved in that decision -making. If I am confirmed as director of the CDC, I will certainly investigate it, and I am happy to follow up with you,” said Monarch.

Kennedy has celebrated many opinions of vaccines-escépticas, refuted by experts and high quality studies, long before the administration joined, but has insisted that it is not “anti-cacamian” and rather “pro-segration.”

Earlier this month, Kennedy eliminated the 17 functions of the CDC vaccine advisory committee and replaced them with new members. The measure has been controversial, and some experts say that the United States “less prepared for threats of infectious diseases.”

Monarch was also separated from Kennedy about his views on autism and if there is any link between neurological disorder and children’s vaccines, which Kennedy has long increased as a potential reason for growing rates of autism diagnoses.

“I have not seen a causal bond between vaccines and autism,” said Monarch, asked for Sanders if he agrees with the position of the American Medical Association “that there is no scientific link proven between vaccines and autism.”

Kennedy, at his own confirmation audience, refused to recognize that there is no link between vaccines and autism, which makes the key vote of Senator Bill Cassidy, republican and doctor.

Since then, Kennedy has launched a great effort in NIH to analyze the causes of the diagnoses of the growing autism.

The myth that vaccines cause autism was born from a fraudulent study of 1998, hypothesizing that measles, papers, the rubella vaccine caused intestinal inflammation, which, in turn, led to the development of autism.

Since then, the document has been discredited by health experts, retired from the magazine in which it was published, and its main author, Andrew Wakefield, lost his medical license after an investigation discovered that he had acted “dishonestly and irresponsibly” in the realization of his investigation.

Since then, more than a dozen high quality studies have not found evidence of a link between children’s vaccines and autism.

Monarch described his credentials in his initial statements, promoting his experience with public health technology. She also established her goals as director of the CDC, which includes restoring public confidence, modernizing public health infrastructure and using rapid evidence -based decision making.

“These priorities support the vision of the president and the secretary of a healthier America. To achieve them, I will lead with integrity, transparency and purpose, and will work with Congress to maximize health results and protect the US people,” Monaz said in their opening statement.

Trump took advantage of Monarch to direct the CDC in March after the administration withdrew the other Trump team, Dr. David Weldon, to head the agency citing the fact that he did not have the necessary votes to be confirmed.

Monarch, if confirmed, will work with Kennedy to “prioritize responsibility, high standards and disease prevention to finally address the epidemic of chronic diseases and make the United States again healthy again!” Trump said in a social media post announcing his nomination.

Monarch has served as the interim director of the CDC since the end of January.

He has experience in the public and private sector, including the work in the government under former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Trump’s first mandate and Joe Biden. His work has included strategies to combat antimicrobial resistance as well.

It has also led projects to use artificial intelligence and automatic learning to improve health results.