Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge

This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge over the holiday weekend. While the total number of dismissed employees appears to be smaller than originally expected, the changes sowed confusion as some staffers received termination notices over the weekend, while others waited for expected firings that never came. This includes members of CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, a 2-year fellowship program that trains the next generation of "disease detectives." One employee from an agency within HHS who asked to remain anonymous described "chaos and confusion" as leadership "tries to sort this all out." Initial reports suggested about 5,200 employees across HHS agencies -- among about 80,000 total employees -- would be let go, but on Tuesday the totals were unclear. The focus was on "probationary" employees, or those generally within the first year of their...

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