Dr. Dan Jernigan

Dr. Dan Jernigan is a veteran public health expert with over 30 years of experience at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Recently, he resigned from his position as director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases due to ethical concerns regarding the CDC's association with David Geier, a controversial figure in vaccine safety debates. Jernigan has voiced apprehensions about the implications of current leadership changes within the CDC on public health policy.