Washington, Aug. 28 -- Within a month after being appointed as the Director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez was fired after she refused to step down from her position despite attempts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, The New York Times reported.

The New York Times, citing Susan Monarez's lawyers, reported that she received an email from a spokesman for President Trump, Kush Desai, stating that she had been terminated.

"As her attorney's statement makes abundantly clear, Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President's agenda of Making America Healthy Again," Mr. Desai wrote.

"Since Susan Monarez refused to resign despite informing HHS leadership of her intent to do so, the White House ha...