Children's Health Defense Media reports earlier this month claimed that the Trump administration was endangering public health by downsizing or eliminating the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service — but CDC confirms the program is alive and well.
Media reports earlier this month claimed that the Trump administration was endangering public health by downsizing or eliminating the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) — an arm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tasked with disease investigation.
“CDC ‘disease detectors’ among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts,” NBC News reported Feb. 16. The day before, Forbes reported that the Trump administration laid off EIS workers, “threatening science and public health.”
Oregon Public Broadcasting reported, “Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response.”
However, the CDC confirmed the layoffs didn’t happen and the program is not on the chopping block.
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