CDC lab program leading outbreak responses loses most of its scientists in federal layoffs

[Mancode]

DOGE and RFK jr needs to clean these agencies , CDC, NIH,FDA 

needs to be cleaned and washington needs get 120 lobbyists out of state capitol , no new virses

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is losing most of the scientists in a prestigious, but lesser-known, laboratory program that has become a mainstay of outbreak responses.

The fellowship program was hit hard during the layoffs coming to many federal departments, according to five Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cuts.

The program had been created about 10 years ago to help the CDC remedy embarrassing lab-safety failures. The cuts may not have an immediate impact, but they likely will haunt the nation in the months to come, said Stephan Monroe, a former CDC official who oversaw the reform of the agency’s lab services.

“The key thing about lab testing is it’s the smoke alarm,” said Monroe, now retired. “If you can identify those first cases really early, it allows you to mobilize a big response. ... If they don’t know what it is that’s going on, it could be a lot of transmission started before response starts.

With a $9.2 billion core budget, the CDC is charged with protecting Americans from outbreaks and other public health threats. Before the job cuts, the agency had about 13,000 employees. They included more than 1,700 scientists working at laboratories — the people who determine or confirm what germ or other threat is behind a rash of unexplained illnesses.”

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have not provided detail about where cuts were made, and some at the CDC say they are still sorting out exactly who was cut and which centers or offices were hit hardest. Some workers at other agencies were told they were laid off, only to be informed later that they could keep their jobs

Last week, CDC officials were initially told they were losing nearly 1,300 probationary employees, but the final number was more like 700, according to two CDC officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cuts.

On Friday, it appeared the ax was falling on the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a prestigious two-year program for new disease investigators. Two agency employees who communicated with EIS staffers, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, told The Associated Press about the EIS cuts.

But over the weekend, it became clear that program was spared.

Not so lucky, however, was the Laboratory Leadership Service, a similar program for lab scientists. At least 16 of the program’s 24 fellows were terminated, according to one of the scientists who was fired.

The leadership program was created in the wake of a series of lab failures, including an incident in which a CDC lab scientist in Atlanta accidentally mixed a deadly strain of bird flu with a tamer strain and another in which a CDC lab failed to kill anthrax samples before sending them to two labs with fewer safeguards for containing dangerous germs.

The leadership program brought in doctorate-holding professionals who could help the CDC and state health labs improve testing while complying with demanding federal standards. It also was designed to be a way to recruit top talent to the CDC.

Lab service members often were dispatched to states, territories and other countries to help identify what was causing an outbreak. They helped expand testing for dengue when the mosquito-borne disease hit American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands and rebuilt testing capability in Puerto Rico after hurricanes. They evaluate new tests for state health labs, and train staff how to use them.

That kind of expertise is crucial, especially at a time when the nation is closely watching the spread of a worrisome new form of bird flu, some experts say.

“Our ability to detect and contain health threats including H5N1 is already strained. This not the way to make America healthier,” former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden wrote on LinkedIn about the lab program cuts.

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

 

[Jaggadonga]

8 minutes ago, Mancode said:

DOGE and RFK jr needs to clean these agencies , CDC, NIH,FDA 

needs to be cleaned and washington needs get 120 lobbyists out of state capitol , no new virses

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency is losing most of the scientists in a prestigious, but lesser-known, laboratory program that has become a mainstay of outbreak responses.

The fellowship program was hit hard during the layoffs coming to many federal departments, according to five Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cuts.

The program had been created about 10 years ago to help the CDC remedy embarrassing lab-safety failures. The cuts may not have an immediate impact, but they likely will haunt the nation in the months to come, said Stephan Monroe, a former CDC official who oversaw the reform of the agency’s lab services.

“The key thing about lab testing is it’s the smoke alarm,” said Monroe, now retired. “If you can identify those first cases really early, it allows you to mobilize a big response. ... If they don’t know what it is that’s going on, it could be a lot of transmission started before response starts.

With a $9.2 billion core budget, the CDC is charged with protecting Americans from outbreaks and other public health threats. Before the job cuts, the agency had about 13,000 employees. They included more than 1,700 scientists working at laboratories — the people who determine or confirm what germ or other threat is behind a rash of unexplained illnesses.”

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have not provided detail about where cuts were made, and some at the CDC say they are still sorting out exactly who was cut and which centers or offices were hit hardest. Some workers at other agencies were told they were laid off, only to be informed later that they could keep their jobs

Last week, CDC officials were initially told they were losing nearly 1,300 probationary employees, but the final number was more like 700, according to two CDC officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the cuts.

On Friday, it appeared the ax was falling on the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a prestigious two-year program for new disease investigators. Two agency employees who communicated with EIS staffers, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, told The Associated Press about the EIS cuts.

But over the weekend, it became clear that program was spared.

Not so lucky, however, was the Laboratory Leadership Service, a similar program for lab scientists. At least 16 of the program’s 24 fellows were terminated, according to one of the scientists who was fired.

The leadership program was created in the wake of a series of lab failures, including an incident in which a CDC lab scientist in Atlanta accidentally mixed a deadly strain of bird flu with a tamer strain and another in which a CDC lab failed to kill anthrax samples before sending them to two labs with fewer safeguards for containing dangerous germs.

The leadership program brought in doctorate-holding professionals who could help the CDC and state health labs improve testing while complying with demanding federal standards. It also was designed to be a way to recruit top talent to the CDC.

Lab service members often were dispatched to states, territories and other countries to help identify what was causing an outbreak. They helped expand testing for dengue when the mosquito-borne disease hit American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands and rebuilt testing capability in Puerto Rico after hurricanes. They evaluate new tests for state health labs, and train staff how to use them.

That kind of expertise is crucial, especially at a time when the nation is closely watching the spread of a worrisome new form of bird flu, some experts say.

“Our ability to detect and contain health threats including H5N1 is already strained. This not the way to make America healthier,” former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden wrote on LinkedIn about the lab program cuts.

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

 

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[Coconut]

dont stress anna... by that time mid term elections loading anna

[Mancode]

3 minutes ago, Jaggadonga said:

Suddenly science became fictional because thatha maga Robert jr said so

new infectious diseases born every day and so called scientists invent new vaccines to kill those viruses.. lol

people can see through it

why WHO gave clean chit to china for lab made virus, without even investigating the site?? 

[Jaggadonga]

Just now, Mancode said:

new infectious diseases born every day and so called scientists invent new vaccines to kill those viruses.. lol

people can see through it

why WHO gave clean chit to china for lab made virus, without even investigating the site?? 

Because US partnered in that research. To identify a cure, you need to learn about the cause.

[Mancode]

4 minutes ago, Coconut said:

dont stress anna... by that time mid term elections loading anna

nothing happens, people doesnt care ani naa feeling

only they care about grocery or gas prices..trump will make a plan to lower thrm , its still 3 weeks

[Mancode]

Just now, Jaggadonga said:

Because US partnered in that research. To identify a cure, you need to learn about the cause.

come again..US participated in what reasearch or investigation?

u mean WHO investigation on corona virus???

[Mancode]

7 minutes ago, Jaggadonga said:

Because US partnered in that research. To identify a cure, you need to learn about the cause.

 

[Jaggadonga]

5 minutes ago, Mancode said:

come again..US participated in what reasearch or investigation?

u mean WHO investigation on corona virus???

Dr Fauci is partnered with that lab.

If WHO or any social organizations tell the truth to the public, people can't even take it. Govts hide somethings for a reason

[Jaggadonga]

4 minutes ago, Mancode said:

 

Which news channel tells truth and trustworthy? And How do you know that? 

[Mancode]

3 minutes ago, Jaggadonga said:

Dr Fauci is partnered with that lab.

If WHO or any social organizations tell the truth to the public, people can't even take it. Govts hide somethings for a reason

its not governments

its deep state consist of vaccine manfacturers like bill gates , scientists , some corrupt govt officials and possibly chinese govt, of course top level democrats for sure

[Mancode]

3 minutes ago, Jaggadonga said:

Which news channel tells truth and trustworthy? And How do you know that? 

asking u the same , why 

 

5 minutes ago, Jaggadonga said:

Dr Fauci is partnered with that lab.

If WHO or any social organizations tell the truth to the public, people can't even take it. Govts hide somethings for a reason

[shaktimaan]

6 minutes ago, Mancode said:

its not governments

its deep state consist of vaccine manfacturers like bill gates , scientists , some corrupt govt officials and possibly chinese govt, of course top level democrats for sure

get some help man 

mental health help is readily available in the US

[Mancode]

2 minutes ago, shaktimaan said:

get some help man 

mental health help is readily available in the US

[shaktimaan]

18 minutes ago, Mancode said:

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anyways good luck!