Layoffs Begin at Federal Health Agencies, Up to 10,000 Expected to Be Cut
- Federal health agencies are starting layoffs, with up to 10,000 job cuts expected, as reported by the Associated Press.
- Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announced a reorganization aimed at reducing jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Local and state health departments are facing job losses due to a decision to withdraw over $11 billion in COVID-19-related funds, as stated by Lori Tremmel Freeman.
- Experts, including Dr. Robert H. Hopkins Jr., express concerns that these cuts may jeopardize critical health improvement efforts in the U.S.
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