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CDC 'Zombified' by Cuts, Struggles on Scientific Mission
Original: ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost nearly a third of its staff and much of its independence, according to a New York Times report. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his associates have tightened control over the agency, leaving it hobbled and, in critics' words, 'zombified' as it struggles to carry out its scientific mission.
Why now: The report of deep cuts and political control at the nation's leading public health agency is prompting alarm about its ability to respond to health threats.
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRobert F. Kennedy Jr.The New York TimesUS Department of Health and Human Services
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- ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission · The New York Times
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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