Trump Orders CDC Contract Cuts

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Trump and DOGE Are Destroying U.S. Public Health Agencies From the Inside Out

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The CDC is expected to cut $5.9 billion of its funding toward contacts by April 18 .

The Department of Government Efficiency has reportedly ordered the CDC to cut over a third of its spending on contracts by mid-April .

Roughly 10,000 jobs have been or are in the process of being terminated across the various agencies controlled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .

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