Cdc Battered by Government Shutdown Firings, While Some Are Rescinded
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The CDC is facing firings and restructuring amid a government shutdown, sparking concerns about the agency's management and future effectiveness, with commenters criticizing the handling of the situation and questioning the motivations behind it.
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Refreeze5224
3 months ago
To anyone who supports RFK/Trump and their handling of the CDC, I'm curious how you square this. At best it seems like ludicrously bad management of one of the country's most important agencies and funders of science, and at worst an intentional dismantling of said important agency.
exe34
3 months ago
the next pandemic should be very interesting.
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