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CDC 'Zombified' by Cuts, Struggles With Scientific Mission
Original: " ‘Zombified’ # CDC Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission." https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/26/healt
The New York Times reports that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been left 'zombified' after losing nearly a third of its staff and much of its independence. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his associates have tightened control over the agency, which is now struggling to carry out its core scientific and public health mission.
Why now: Deep staff cuts and political control of the CDC are raising fresh alarm about the state of US public health leadership.
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRobert F. Kennedy Jr.New York TimesUS Department of Health and Human Services
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- " ‘Zombified’ # CDC Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission." https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/26/health/ cdc-staff-cuts-rfk-jr.html "The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary # RFKJr and associates have tightened… · petersuber@fediscience.org · 11
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