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Recent layoffs stop CDC from helping with lead contamination at Milwaukee schools
Officials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention denied Milwaukee Public Schools officials' request for help with ...
CDC doctor monitoring bad COVID vaccine reactions may have deleted files, alleges Sen. Ron Johnson
Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have struggled to find records belonging to Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, the ...
CDC denies Milwaukee's request for help with MPS lead poisoning probe. RFK Jr. slashed jobs.
The city's request, sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was denied "due to the complete loss of (CDC's) ...
US Measles Outbreak Turns Alarming—CDC Recommends Booster Shot For Some Travellers
A growing measles outbreak in the US has led to over 700 cases across six states, with Texas reporting the most. Three deaths ...
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain
A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering ...
CDC’s cruise inspectors laid off as ship arrives in Florida with a norovirus outbreak
The CDC cut employees from its Vessel Sanitation Program this week, even as a cruise ship arrived days ago with another ...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars ...
CDC fires cruise ship sanitation inspectors despite being on corporate payroll
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fired all sanitation inspectors for cruise ships despite their payroll not ...
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CDC cuts hit HIV prevention program, jeopardizing decades of progress on reducing infant transmission rates
The sharp job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include a successful program reducing HIV transmission to babies. Over the past 30 years, the number of infant HIV cases has fallen ...
CDC tells school district it can no longer help with lead problems after experts fired
Before their firings, the CDC had been working for two months to address hazardous levels of lead in school buildings.
Invasive strep throat strain has more than doubled in US, reports CDC
The CDC marked a major uptick in group A strep cases in 10 U.S. states from 2013 to 2022. Here's what to know about risk of ...