by euroderf on 2/16/2025, 8:57:03 AM
by perihelions on 2/16/2025, 7:55:31 AM
Additional comments,
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43052910 ("CDC cuts expected to decimate Epidemic Intelligence Service (statnews.com)", 58 comments)
by egberts1 on 2/16/2025, 10:17:24 AM
Cautionary tale: Be sure you omit several words from your next Federal grant.
Taxpayers are tightening their belt(s).
by dave333 on 2/16/2025, 8:55:58 AM
The private health companies need to hire these folks en masse to a jointly owned company and provide a contract disease surveillance service to CDC. But they probably make more money if people get sick. The whole reason for public health spending right there.
by cluckindan on 2/16/2025, 8:23:54 AM
What a fertile ground the US becomes for Russian and Chinese agencies testing bioweapons.
by readthenotes1 on 2/16/2025, 12:38:51 PM
Why are half of CDC epidemic intelligence staff hired in 2024?
by ChrisArchitect on 2/16/2025, 8:59:22 AM
Title is: RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day
by waltercool on 2/16/2025, 4:34:08 PM
How is this related to Hacker News overall? No idea. People keep posting politics here with no reason.
Anyways, this is a good thing if you want to clean up the mess from very long time, regardless of the party.
This, Kennedy, attacks on Obamacare: the 1% culling the herd ? Certainly the monied class will in any scenario retain access to decent, science-based health care.