Half of CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Laid Off

  • This, Kennedy, attacks on Obamacare: the 1% culling the herd ? Certainly the monied class will in any scenario retain access to decent, science-based health care.

  • Additional comments,

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43052910 ("CDC cuts expected to decimate Epidemic Intelligence Service (statnews.com)", 58 comments)

  • Cautionary tale: Be sure you omit several words from your next Federal grant.

    Taxpayers are tightening their belt(s).

  • The private health companies need to hire these folks en masse to a jointly owned company and provide a contract disease surveillance service to CDC. But they probably make more money if people get sick. The whole reason for public health spending right there.

  • What a fertile ground the US becomes for Russian and Chinese agencies testing bioweapons.

  • Why are half of CDC epidemic intelligence staff hired in 2024?

  • Title is: RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day

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  • How is this related to Hacker News overall? No idea. People keep posting politics here with no reason.

    Anyways, this is a good thing if you want to clean up the mess from very long time, regardless of the party.