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April 2, 2025

Health and Human Services Department Begins Mass Firing of 10,000 Workers
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The Trump administration fired about 10,000 federal health workers
across the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, gutting
agencies tasked with protecting the nation's food and drug supplies and
safeguarding public health. The cuts will affect the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and several other health
agencies. Overnight, entire research divisions and offices were
eliminated. 


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