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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been in chaos following deep staff cuts and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of U.S. vaccine policy.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
New CDC leaders vow to boost skeleton staff left after DOGE cuts
Over the last 18 months, about a quarter of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff left or were cut by Elon Musk¡¯s Department of Government Efficiency.
Travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on May 22. The CDC has begun expanded Ebola screening measures at the airport for certain international travelers amid concerns over worsening outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 27, 2026
CDC asks staff to volunteer for airport Ebola screenings
The public health agency, which underwent mass firings last year, wants to expand its screening capabilities amid a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a news conference at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2025
RFK Jr. says CDC must more closely align with Trump¡¯s agenda
The comments come a day after the White House fired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention¡¯s director following an intense clash over vaccines.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (center) arrives at Argentina¡¯s Ministry of Health to meet with Argentinian Health Minister Mario Lugones in Buenos Aires on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2025
RFK Jr. says COVID-19 shot isn¡¯t recommended for healthy kids
The decision reverses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention¡¯s earlier stance that everyone six months of age and older get vaccinated.
The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization said on Wednesday that a person in Mexico had died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn¡¯t been confirmed in humans before.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2024
Mexico death linked to bird flu strain that is new to humans
The person died one week after developing a fever, shortness of breath and diarrhea.
Health officials are increasingly on guard for cases of H5N1, a bird virus that¡¯s known to jump between species and can sometimes cause severe cases in people.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 23, 2024
Second U.S. human bird flu infection reported in Michigan
A farmworker in the state experienced mild symptoms in the eye after coming into contact with an infected cow and has since recovered.
Floating solar panels at the Canoe Brook water treatment plant in Short Hills, New Jersey
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Mar 6, 2024
Pressed for space, solar farms are getting creative
There are solar arrays on top of big-box stores, solar arrays on yachts and solar farms that float.

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