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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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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 83 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Many, many people are going to die because of this.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I always thought 5% (1/20) of the USA population would not survive this administration.

But not from violence: instead they will die, without headlines, from lack of medicine for simple things like high blood pressure and diabetes; not screening cancers; complications from malnutrition; infectious diseases; and combinations of these.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Average life expectancy will plummet further compared to the rest of the modern educated world ...

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

Not if we stop tracking it 🤠

Oh so it was a kickback for the insurance companies

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

And not just in the United States.

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

god works in mysterious ways

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

And they voted for it. America is very difficult to underestimate.