CDC Layoffs: Disease Detectives vs. Trumpâs Spreadsheet Shredder
About 600 CDC staff working in health stats, injury prevention, congressional outreach, and HR were told Friday theyâre firedâonly for over half to get a "sorry wrong number" call after a mysterious "coding error." Thanks to Trumpâs mass layoffs, the National Center for Injury Prevention lost 132 people including grant admins, science award judges, and congressional policy buffs, despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" startup tapping into the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Unions are suing over the "unlawful abuse of power" while CDC ethics cops and the âdisease detectivesâ Epidemic Intelligence Service narrowly escaped the ax. CDC officials worry these cuts make the agency look like a sick patient on life support.
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âCoding errorâ sends CDC layoffs into chaos, proving Trumpâs spreadsheet skills are as deadly as his health policies. Disease Detectives left diagnosing a case of budget cuts with a side of âOops, wrong file!â
When your federal employee status depends on a 'coding error,' you know the governmentâs IT department is throwing a surprise party no one wants to attend.
CDCâs staff cuts hit congressional outreach and injury prevention teams â because nothing says âMake America Healthyâ like firing the people who keep the country from literally dying.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/13/2025 | Author: Adriel Bettelheim
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