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Trump Administration to Cut 10,000 Health Agency Jobs

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday plans to eliminate 10,000 full-time jobs across multiple agencies, a move that will downsize or shutter key public health programs as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restructure the federal government. The sweeping reductions will impact the Centers …

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Trump Administration Orders Pause on Federal Health Agency Communications

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The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to temporarily halt external communications. The directive, issued Tuesday, applies to health advisories, weekly scientific reports, website updates, and social …

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Trump Unveils His Lineup For FDA, CDC and Surgeon General

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat

Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa President-elect Donald Trump announced his choices to lead two of the country’s top public health agencies late Friday, as well as his pick for surgeon general. Former Florida Congressman Dave Weldon will be tapped to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Marty Makary …

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CDC Endorses Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For This Fall

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Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday signed off on the approval from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers that recommended an updated coronavirus vaccine booster this fall. The CDC recommended boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for those who are 12 years old and older and from Moderna for …

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Federal Judge Blocks Biden From Ending Title 42

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A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending Title 42, a designation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that has allowed border patrol officials to turn migrants away at the border. The order from U.S. District Court Judge Robert Summerhays for a preliminary nationwide …

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