Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the CDC's lead poisoning program will be reinstated.

Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged that up to 20% of the 10,000 layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services may have been mistakes and will require reinstatements.

The cuts, part of a DOGE-led restructuring with Elon Musk, eliminated key programs, including the CDC’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, stalling public health responses.

FDA officials confirmed some staff have already been asked to return temporarily, including teams handling drug and food inspections.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
    5·
    1 day ago

    a decision between paying $600 now, or waiting until June for the generic for only $150.

    God-fucking-dammit this is all so wrong. My empathy.

    We can’t even go refugee because we’re god-damned pariahs.

    What? No, that’s not true.

    • CPMSP@midwest.social
      4·
      1 day ago

      What? No, that’s not true.

      A bit hyperbolic, I’ll admit - though I’m in no position to uproot my family and move anywhere.

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
        2·
        7 hours ago

        Lots of people around the world are in that position every day.

        Emigration is never an easy decision.

        edit: even so, in most countries USians would be significantly more welcome than most refugees. Even now.