CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say

Former scientists are warning that sweeping layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have left the agency without much of its leadership or expertise. More than 600 employees were cut over the weekend, part of a larger reduction in force ordered by the Trump administration during the ongoing federal budget shutdown. The firings affected specialists in areas such as measles, child health, and Ebola response. Health officials later called some terminations a “coding error,” though former employees dispute that explanation.

Dan Vergano

Scientific American

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