The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

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