CDC Expert Quits After Refusing to Scrub Trans Data
John Weiser, a 14-year CDC veteran, was terminated from his position as the head of the Medical Monitoring Project due to his refusal to comply with new requirements to report accomplishments through an AI-driven system. Before his termination, Weiser also observed the erasure of transgender data from surveillance reports under the Trump administration, a move he actively resisted by refusing to remove data about opioid misuse among transgender people from a research paper. Despite the end of funding for the Medical Monitoring Project, Weiser ultimately resigned, citing concerns about scientific integrity and the harm caused by decisions to comply with policies that undermined the CDC’s core mission. Weiser’s departure reflects a broader concern about the erosion of scientific principles within the agency due to political pressures.
John Q. Hosedrinker