Trump Administration Lays Off CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Workers, Threatening Science And Public Health
Center for Disease Control are being let go by the Trump administration, threatening public health and science.
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CDC sends 'disease detectives' as measles cases rise: 5 notes
The CDC has deployed a team of epidemiologists to West Texas as the state battles a growing measles outbreak, according to an agency post on X. Since late January, 159 cases have been reported in the ...
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Editors’ note: As of Monday, Feb. 17, members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service program who had been warned they were to be fired had not received termination letters. The Trump ...
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CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives" — were apparently spared by the cuts made over the ...
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Spared by DOGE—For Now
The Trump administration initially seemed likely to target the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, a cohort of doctors, scientists, nurses, and even veterinarians who investigate and respond to ...