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Trump's health cuts complicate federal messaging on hantavirus
Key takeaways
- Career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been fired or left the agency, and there are far fewer people available to respond to outbreaks and to communicate with the public.
- That has largely left political appointees in charge of updating the public.
- They face some serious challenges, including a loss of trust in public health — which critics say those key officials spent years contributing to — combined with a specific mistrust of the Trump administration itself.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been fired or left the agency, and there are far fewer people available to respond to outbreaks and to communicate with the public.
That has largely left political appointees in charge of updating the public.
As the administration scales its response, several top health officials who were previously some of the most publicly critical of the COVID-19 response must now communicate the accurate level of risk posed by the hantavirus.
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