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'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre (www.msnbc.com)
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/36033796

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

It's job is also to monitor and alert, and it's doing exactly that.

The US just lost that capability.