On Thursday’s special edition of “Closer Look with Rose Scott,” we’re joined by a roundtable of former employees of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since taking office for a second time, the Trump administration has committed to cutting 10,000 federal employees from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The mass layoffs began Tuesday, April 1, with a planned reduction of 2,400 workers at the CDC. That’s about 18% of the staff, which could impact some of the agency’s vital functions.
Today, we’ll ask our panel of professionals about the mass layoffs and how it could impact the work of the CDC and your health.
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