Former National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Director Demetre Daskalakis waves as he carries flowers while people applaud him during a protest, a day after the White House fired CDC director Susan Monarez and several top officials resigned, in Atlanta, Aug. 28, 2025.
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