In early spring 2024, Kjerjol was accused of plagiarizing and fabricating parts of her master's thesis, leading to calls for her resignation.

[1][2] On Wednesday 10 April 2024, Nord University revoked her Master's degree in Leadership in the Healthcare Sector, and in a Friday press conference the Prime Minister announced her dismissal from her position.

[9] She had sought re-election for the 2025 election, but lost renomination to former Lierne Municipality mayor Bente Estil at the county chapter nomination convention in November 2024.

[14] Later that day, at a press conference with Camilla Stoltenberg and Espen Rostrup Nakstad, Kjerkol said that if the situation deteriorates, the government will use all the tools necessary.

[17] On 29 November of the same year, Kjerkol joined Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and cabinet were announced that the country take a measures against COVID-19 Omicron variant.

[19] On 13 December of the same year, at the press conference with Jonas Gahr Støre and Tonje Brenna, Kjerkol announced that Norwegian Army had been asked to assist with vaccination in municipalities who required it.

[20] On 21 December of the same year, at a press conference, Kjerkol was open to reintroduce COVID-19 certificate sometime after Christmas, but also to more extensive usage.

Kjerkol responded saying that the government had allowed pharmacies to vaccinate, in addition to health forces from Norwegian Army.

[23] In February of the same year as COVID-19 Deltacron infection falls, Kjerkol announced that Norway will lifted all COVID-19 restrictions up, and also with immediate effect, there are no longer any requirements for vaccination certificates or testing when the country has entered the transition to living with endemic phase.

[citation needed] On 18 November of the same year during the endemic period, Kjerkol announced that 18 to 64-year-old people would be offered a refresher vaccine dose.

[24] In November 2023, Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services passed a motion to remove COVID-19 as an infectious disease to the public.

Kjerkol herself praises the decision and hailed it a step towards normalisation in accordance with the government's strategy and readiness plans.

[25] Following the attack in Kongsberg, Kjerkol expressed that the health services weren't good enough when faced to handle sick people who may be dangerous.

[27] On 18 December, Kjerkol and higher education minister Ola Borten Moe announced the government's plan to open 500 new study places for nurses, which would happen by autumn 2022.

[28] In April, Kjerkol didn't rule out that discrimination could happen in the health service when it came to gynaecology treatment of women in comparison to men.

The men's role commission will look at how boys grow up, also when it comes to the situation of queers who struggle to stand out and experience an additional burden to be themselves".

On 11 October, Kjerkol confirmed that the Ministry of Health and Care Services had taken long time to consider Ukraine's demand.

Kjerkol emphasised that they would not stop with construction, but that the government instead had prioritised general practitioners (GP), hospitals and mental health in the 2023 budget.

[35] On 1 December, Kjerkol ruled out looking further into whether or not ritual circumcision of boys is in violation of human rights, which had been brought up by the Norwegian Red Cross.

[36] In January 2023, Kjerkol announced that a panel for patients would be established and consist of nine members of different genders and age demographics.

[41][42] Former party official Svein Fjellheim called on Kjerkol to resign, and received support from former Oslo city commissioner Gro Balas.

Kjerkol assures that the government was working to build 1500 new care home placements as allocated in the 2024 state budget.

[47] In January, following prolonged public outrage of the possibility of closing down emergency rooms and hospitals around Lofoten and Narvik, Kjerkol announced that the services in said areas would prevail and not be impacted by the evaluation.

[50] In March, Kjerkol expressed support for education minister Kari Nessa Nordtun's proposal of community service for youths.