The top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration has resigned.

On Friday, Dr. Peter Marks wrote that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants, quote, subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.

The Associated Press reports Marx had to choose between being fired or resigning.

That follows this week's announcement that HHS

would fire some 10,000 workers, along with voluntary departures. That cuts the agency by almost

a quarter. We're going to streamline HHS to make our agency more efficient and more effective.

We're going to imbue the agency with a clear sense of mission to radically improve the health

of Americans and to improve agency morale.

What does this mean for the country?

Ali Rogan spoke with two former HHS leaders.

First, Tom Frieden, founder of the nonprofit organization, Resolved to Save Lives.

He led the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention under President Obama. Dr. Frieden, thank you so much for joining us.

I first want to ask about the departure of Dr. Peter Marks. In his resignation letter, he cited

a, quote, unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health.

Is that what's happening here?

I think what we're seeing is extremely concerning.

Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly undermined confidence in vaccines, and vaccines are essential

for health.

When the secretary says it's an individual choice, well, it's certainly the case that

every vaccine is given after informed consent is signed. It's also the case that whether one

person gets vaccinated can very much influence whether another person, such as a child with leukemia,

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