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Trump administration, CDC

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Workers across the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were summarily fired on Tuesday, triggering what will be an unprecedented and chaotic withdrawal of the agency from many areas of disease ...
Newsday |
New York’s attorney general and officials from 22 other states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Department of Health and Human Services over its $11 billion cut to health funding that was originall...
The Denver Post |
The lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., argues the cuts are illegal, and that the federal government did not provide “rati...

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At CDC, Trump administration’s job cuts wipe out wide array of specialists
Workers across the CDC were summarily fired on Tuesday, triggering what will be an unprecedented and chaotic withdrawal of the agency from many areas of disease prevention.
California, other states sue Trump administration over cuts to CDC infectious disease funding
California and other states are suing the Trump administration over plans to cut billions of dollars in grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease.
States Sue Trump Administration for Rescinding Billions in Health Funding
Attorneys general and other officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $11 billion that went to public health departments fo
New York, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding
The suit says the Trump administration clawback of $11 billion will devastate health care programs in states, including New York.
AZ sues Trump over decision to rescind health funding
A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.
N.J. sues Trump for putting us ‘in harm’s way’ with massive health cuts
Instead of looking out for our health, the Trump administration is putting us in harm’s way. Cutting hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t just illegal; it’s also reckless,” Platkin said announcing the lawsuit with 22 other states and Washington D.
Colorado, 22 other states sue Trump administration over decision to rescind billions in health funding
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department, which began serving employees dismissal notices on Tuesday in what’s expected to total 10,000 layoffs, said it does not comment on ongoing
KY state and local health departments could lose $148 million for vaccines, treatment
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week it would cut $11 billion in funding to state and local health departments.
Dem states sue Trump administration over sudden cancellation of $11B in health funds
Democratic state officials, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, sue Trump administration over plans to cut more than $11 billion in health grants.

FDA, CDC and NIH

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The cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and senior leaders, leaving the federal government without many of the key experts who have long guided U.S. decisions on medical rese...
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An FDA employee said staff had to present their badges at the building entrance and those who had been fired were given a ticket and told to return home, according to one source.

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Trump admin live updates: Layoffs begin at HHS, including at the FDA and CDC
President Donald Trump said Monday he would "love" to run against former President Barack Obama when asked about a hypothetical matchup. Though the Constitution prevents a third term in office, Trump did not rule out seeking one when asked by NBC on Sunday.
Mass layoffs underway at U.S. public health agencies, including FDA, CDC, NIH
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health.
Mass firings begin at government health agencies, including FDA, CDC and NIH
The Trump Administration began terminating thousands of staff and purging some of the top leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services. It included several key agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration,
Exclusive-Trump administration begins mass layoffs at health agencies, sources say
The Trump administration fired staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, as it embarked on its plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services,
Layoffs officially begin at CDC, other US health agencies
The Associated Press reports the Department of Health and Human Services began issuing dismissal notices on Tuesday.
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul.
RFK Jr. purges CDC and FDA's public records teams, despite "transparency" promises
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging,
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
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Trump Finally Takes Revenge on CDC With Total Bloodbath
Trump’s global tariff war is expected to affect just about every sector of life for the average American.
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‘We regret to inform you:’ Now-ex CDC workers say they’re upset with cuts after years of service
Hundreds across the CDC at the campus on Clifton Road and at the campus in Chamblee got that same email Tuesday morning. Starting with “I regret to inform you” and telling them this is no reflection of their service, performance or conduct, but they’re now on administrative leave.
RFK Jr. has shown ‘a pattern’ of spreading misinformation: Fmr. CDC Employee
Kevin Griffis, who was the former director of the CDC’s Office of Communications from 2022 until just ten days ago, joins Chris Jansing to share his concerns over RFK Jr. and the team he has running the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave
As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.
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RFK Jr. must reform CDC to fight killer hospital fungus
To put that in perspective, the case fatality rate of COVID-19 is 1.1%. In 2024, the CDC reported 4,514 cases of C. auris infection in patients of all ages — nine times larger than that seen in the measles outbreak that has drawn significant public concern.
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