According to CBS News: half of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers -a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives"- were among the cuts made Friday I am not a public health expert but if true it does not sound like a good idea www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis... - ThreadSky

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According to CBS News: half of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers -a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives"- were among the cuts made Friday

I am not a public health expert but if true it does not sound like a good idea

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-disease-detectives-doge-cuts-health-agencies/#

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stevenmathern.bsky.social•71 days ago

and about 850 medical personnel of the Indian Health Services, supposedly--that was surprising and seems it would cause harm to these Native American Indians

karenhumanitarian.bsky.social•71 days ago

Undermining the CDC, taking the USA out of WHO, installing RFK, Jr. as director of the HHS all compromise human health in America. We know how he handled COVID and I doubt that he's learned anything since then. Where to get factual health/medical information? I truly fear for all of us.