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CDC Cuts: Fallout Hits Workforce

Mass layoffs, funding cuts, and violence disrupt CDC operations, raising concerns about long-term public health capacity.

  • March 25, 2026

  • 5 min

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Sarah Boim, a former CDC employee, reflects on her termination amid significant layoffs affecting over 3,000 staff, which severely undermines public health efforts. Despite being rated outstanding, her job was cut as part of the Trump administration's workforce reductions. The changes have led to a decline in expertise and local economic impacts, affecting businesses reliant on CDC employees. Protests have emerged from current and former workers, lamenting the loss of public health resources and expressing solidarity against the turmoil impacting the community.

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CDC Cuts: Fallout Hits Workforce

  • March 25, 2026

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