Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies

The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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