Reports indicate that thousands of federal health workers from agencies such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are facing job cuts under the Trump administration. The cuts primarily affect probationary employees who were recently hired, with affected workers expected to receive four weeks' pay.
At the CDC, approximately 1,300 employees are at risk of losing their jobs, including the entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) - a renowned applied epidemiology training program. EIS officers, also known as CDC's 'disease detectives,' have played crucial roles in combating public health threats both domestically and internationally for decades.
