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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mike Stobbe

CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remain

HHS Restructuring - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering.

Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren't infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the agency official told senior leaders in calls and meetings.

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