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fromTruthout
14 hours ago

Public Health Agencies Struggle to Keep Up With Rising Tuberculosis Cases

Tuberculosis cases and containment costs are rising nationwide, with Johnson County, Iowa experiencing a tripling of latent infections and costs surging from $17,000 to $65,000 annually, while state funding for contact tracing has been withdrawn.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Bloodbath': Journalists Report Trump Administration's Massive CDC Firings Will Be Felt Worldwide

The administration began laying off dozens of employees on Friday night, including high-ranking scientists, at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as part of its latest round of federal layoffs during the government shutdown. President Donald Trump promised mass federal worker layoffs on Democrat Programs as punishment for the shutdown, as recommended by the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought.
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