Trump’s CDC Purge Backfires
More than 1,000 public health workers were told they’d lost their jobs, only for the administration to claim the cuts were a "mistake."
The Trump administration laid off more than 1,000 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only to reverse the decision for many just a day later.
- infectious disease outbreaks
- science and health data analysis
- employee safety
multiple layoffs were accidental and set to be taken back
The New York Times reports that the federal government’s top two leaders on the measles response team were let go and expected to be brought back.
Author summary: Trump reverses CDC layoffs.