by Willow Tohi, Natural News:
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- The Trump administration fired approximately 1,300 employees, or 10% of the workforce at the CDC, as part of a broader effort to eliminate 5,200 probationary positions across the HHS.
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- The firings were announced on Feb. 14, and targeted probationary workers who can be dismissed more easily without violating civil service protections. Employees were given four weeks of paid administrative leave.
- Critics argue that the cuts jeopardize America’s ability to respond to public health crises, citing the dismissal of members of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), a program that trains top doctors and health professionals to respond to disease outbreaks.