The administration froze or canceled billions in federal research funding, launched targeted investigations into academic institutions, and cut millions in climate research grants (including at Princeton University)
@altcdc.altgov.infoProud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone.
Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
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.