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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is aiming to cut 20,000 jobs at agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Scientists overseeing cancer research, vaccine and drug approvals, public health and tobacco regulations are also among 10,000 already laid off. Public health experts say the mass firings could have catastrophic impacts for the U.S. and the world.

"Some of the top public health experts in the world just lost their jobs," said former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden.

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[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

There's not enough with these specific credentials. We could also hire these people to teach our next generation of scientists. These are highly skilled people and should be sought after the same way sports teams try and sign superstar players.

If bird flu is coming north, you want aa many of these people on your team as possible.