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The job cuts will affect about 15% of FDA employees, 18% of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6% of National Institutes of Health workers and 4% of employees at the Centers ...
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to slash an additional 10,000 jobs from the department raised more questions than answers among FDA employees and pharma sources Thursday as they wondered w...
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The termination of 10,000 HHS workers, announced Thursday, also surprised Kennedy’s allies in Congress.
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The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
The Health and Human Services Department plans include virtually eliminating some offices focused on HIV prevention as well as minority health.
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FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN2,400 CDC jobs to be cut in HHS overhaul announced by Secretary KennedyThe Department of Health and Human Services is undergoing a dramatic overhaul, slashing its workforce and reshaping its mission in one of the most significant reorganizations in agency history.
Susan Monarez has been acting chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since January. Her nomination came after David Weldon withdrew.
WASHINGTON ‒ Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday he will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs from the Cabinet department in a dramatic reduction that includes closing half its regional offices as part of a wider Trump administration overhaul of the federal government.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has partly blamed food and environmental pollution for contributing to a rise in chronic illness.
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Distractify on MSNCDC Director Susan Monarez Has Been in Support of COVID Vaccines in the PastDonald Trump nominated Susan Monarez as the director of the CDC, and people want to know her stance on vaccines in the United States.
The announcement comes as Kennedy has long touted the effectiveness of a healthy diet mitigating disease in humans.