Trump orders CDC experts rehired
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President Trump moved to rehire scores of CDC experts, officials said, after shutdown-era layoffs mistakenly swept hundreds of scientists who worked on Ebola, measles and disease forecasting.
Charlotte Kent, former MMWR editor-in-chief, on axing of MMWR by Trump: “What it really means is it is impossible to rapidly disseminate public health science for action...That would be critical if there’s a public health emergency.” #IllnessPolitics
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Deep cuts made to CDC's flagship MMWR publication reversed hours later
Deep cuts made to CDC's flagship MMWR publication have been reversed hours later.
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Trump administration reverses layoffs notices for some CDC staff amid government shutdown
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Trump administration reverses layoffs notices for some CDC staff amid government shutdown
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And the incompetence continues...
They brought some back, but NOT the Epidemic Investigative Service staff. They risk their own lives to contain and prevent outbreaks from jumping to the U.S. on a plane.
You'd think COVID would have taught us something, but MAGA thinks COVID was a leftist plot...
They brought some back, but NOT the Epidemic Investigative Service staff. They risk their own lives to contain and prevent outbreaks from jumping to the U.S. on a plane.
You'd think COVID would have taught us something, but MAGA thinks COVID was a leftist plot...