Under mandates from President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., thousands of scientists, public health experts and other employees for the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been terminated or furloughed.
Some of those employees are now banding together to support one another through the CDC Mutual Aid Network.
“Closer Look” host Rose Scott talked with guests about the mission of the newly formed network that has connected former and current CDC employees to a wide range of resources and distributed more than $100,000. They also discussed their current concerns about the state of the agency and their ongoing efforts to preserve public health. Guests included:
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