CDC Staff Warn of ‘5-Alarm Fire’

CDC Staff Warn of ‘5-Alarm Fire’

NPR: “Public health workers feel demoralized, and say the sweeping cuts, made with seemingly little consideration for how the CDC operates, have decreased the nation’s ability to track and respond to health threats. It leaves Americans more vulnerable to a host of dangers from lead poisoning to asthma, some cancers, toxic chemicals and deadly infectious diseases among other things.” Said Dr. Anne Schuchat, a former acting director at CDC:  “It’s…

Former CDC staff warn of "a five alarm fire"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.

Former CDC staff warn of ‘a five-alarm fire’ – DG Verifications & Stats

Michael Beach, former deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at CDC, attends a weekly protest outside the agency’s main campus in Atlanta. Pien Huang/NPR Pien Huang/NPR Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are reeling, after losing thousands of their colleagues since January, due to firings, reductions in force and buyouts. It’s part of a plan by the Trump Administration …

Former CDC staff warn of “a five alarm fire”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health. The post Former CDC staff warn of “a five alarm fire” appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.