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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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[–] freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

With those huge numbers, do they even have the equivalent of a CDC? How useless must the EU equivalent CDC must be if it is THAT INEFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING MEASLES.

Weren't you the one teaching me about herd immunity and asymptomatic carriers? It sounds like the EU needs to be quarantined immediately

Those numbers are worse than the country you are complaining about, why aren't you screaming to quarantine the EU? Very telling.

Did you even read the article?? ONLY 4 COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION REPORT COVERAGE FOR BOTH VACCINATION DOSES! There goes your guys herd immunity, time to revoke your travel privileges.

However, vaccination levels in the EU/EEA still fall short of this target, with estimates from 2023 showing that only four countries (Hungary, Malta, Portugal and Slovakia) report such coverage for both doses.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

With those huge numbers, do they even have the equivalent of a CDC? How useless must the EU equivalent CDC must be if it is THAT INEFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING MEASLES.

One of the jobs of CDC and ECDC is to monitor and report the situation. There are countries with shitty vaccination programs (like Romania) or with strong anti-vax movements (like the US), and it's the job of organisations like CDC/ECDC to monitor the spread of viruses and advise preventative measures if things get out of control.

Without the CDC, we no longer know how viruses spread in the US which means everybody could be a carrier. THAT is the problem we're discussing - something that would have been obvious to you, had you pulled your head out of your arse, Mr Genius.