February 22, 2025
HHS slashes CDC budget 53% as H5N1 crosses state lines unchecked
CDC cut 53% while H5N1 spreads with one pandemic staffer remaining
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Trump administration cut CDC funding by 53% and left only one staffer in pandemic preparedness office while H5N1 bird flu spreads
H5N1 cases multiply in dairy workers while CDC loses epidemiologists who track disease spread patterns
State health departments lose federal coordination and funding for testing, contact tracing, and outbreak investigation
CDC scientists who collaborated with WHO and international partners lose jobs and security clearances
Vaccine development capability disappears as pharmaceutical companies lose federal research partnerships
Disease detection networks developed after COVID-19 get dismantled before next pandemic arrives
America loses institutional knowledge and industry relationships that enabled Operation Warp Speed success
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What did Trump's budget proposal say CDC had grown beyond?
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What strain of influenza is currently spreading through U.S. chicken farms and affecting egg prices?
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What happened to CDC, FDA, and NIH public communications under Trump?
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By what percentage did Trump's budget proposal cut CDC funding?
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The Office for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy was fully staffed during Trump's first months in office.
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