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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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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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[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Hmmm. This reads a lot like a solid candidate for the Darwin awards but at a national rather than an individual level. Gutting disease mgmt will inevitably lead to some nasties. While they run their course, those who thumb their noses at disease mgmt ( including vaccines) will not have a good time. With luck, the anti-knowledge gang might diminish in volume!

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It would be terrible if RFK was to contract a fatal but previously easily managed virus .

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

He would just buy help from top European scientists.