CDC 'Disease Detectives' Fired as Bird Flu Fears Rise (Connecting the Dots: The CDC, CBS News, The Epidemic Intelligence Service, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg LP & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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Friday,
21 February 2025 08:52 PM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/cdc-trump-administration-robert-f-kennedy-jr/2025/02/21/id/1200054/
Nearly
half of an elite U.S. epidemiology program known as the "disease
detectives" were dismissed by the Trump administration on Friday,
according to sources familiar with the matter, dealing a blow to public health
efforts as fears rise over bird flu.
The
firings come as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency pushes to
downsize the federal government and as newly confirmed Health Secretary Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. vows to overhaul the nation's health agencies.
"I'm
so angry," a senior epidemiologist in the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention who supervised some of those affected by
the cuts told AFP.
"We're
on the verge of potentially another pandemic, and we're firing the people who
have probably more expertise than anyone else in the country
collectively."
The
cuts, first reported by CBS News, are part of
broader efforts to remove employees still in their probationary periods, who
can be dismissed more easily.
Established
in 1951, the Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a two-year post-doctoral training
program whose officers have been on the front line of investigating outbreaks
from the first Ebola cases in Africa in the 1970s to the earliest case reports
of COVID-19 in the United States.
"Without
those officers we would not have eliminated smallpox from the globe," the
official said. "We had people fanning across countries, wading through
mud, and navigating rivers on boats to eliminate smallpox."
'Directly
Impact Health Security'
Known
colloquially as the "disease detectives," the researchers are hired
annually through a competitive process that each year whittles down hundreds of
applicants — including doctors, nurses, scientists, and more — to a class of a
few dozen.
While
some are stationed at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, others are posted around the
country.
Several
former CDC directors began their careers as EIS officers, highlighting the
program's role as a pipeline for leadership in public health.
There
are approximately 140 officers across two classes. On Friday, members of the
class of 2024 were informed they would receive termination emails that
afternoon, while members of the class of 2023 were informed that their status
was still under review.
Around
30 officers from both classes were hired through a different mechanism under
the Public Health Service, meaning they remain unaffected for now.
In
total, nearly 1,300 CDC employees — roughly 10% of the agency's workforce —
were dismissed, according to CBS News.
"The
Epidemic Intelligence Service is one of the most storied and prestigious
programs of the CDC," infectious disease physician Amesh Adalja, a senior
scholar at Johns Hopkins University, told AFP.
"Any
attempts to end this program will directly impact the national and health
security of the U.S."
Kennedy
has made no secret of his disdain for infectious disease research, suggesting
recently that it should be paused entirely for eight years while the focus
shifts to addressing chronic conditions.
Beyond
his well-known anti-vaccine stances, Kennedy has also expressed skepticism
about widely accepted infectious disease science, questioning whether germs
cause disease and whether HIV causes AIDS.
Connecting
the Dots:
David Rhodes is
the president of the CBS News and was the head of US television
at Bloomberg LP.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP and was a donor
for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Larry Robbins is
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and was married to Amy
Robbins Towers.
Amy Robbins
Towers was married to Larry Robbins, a director at the Millennium
Promise, is a director at the Human Rights
Watch and a board member for the CDC Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Millennium Promise and the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Robert Jeffrey is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a board member for the CDC Foundation.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a division of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Richard E. Besser
was an investigator for the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the
acting director, director of terrorism preparedness & emergency response
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is the
chief medical editor for the ABC News.
Diane Sawyer was
an anchor for the ABC News, a co-anchor for Good Morning
America and is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation and is
the founder of Bloomberg LP.
David Rhodes was
the head of US television at Bloomberg LP and is the president of
the CBS News.
Larry Robbins is a
director at the Robin Hood Foundation and was married to Amy
Robbins Towers.
Amy Robbins
Towers was married to Larry Robbins, a director at the Millennium
Promise, is a director at the Human Rights Watch and a board
member for the CDC Foundation.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a division of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium
Promise and the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for
the Human Rights Watch and is the founder & chairman for
the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder
for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Robert Jeffrey is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a board member for the CDC Foundation.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a division of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Richard E. Besser
was an investigator for the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the
acting director, director of terrorism preparedness & emergency response
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is the
chief medical editor for the ABC News.
George
Stephanopoulos was a chief Washington correspondent for the ABC
News and is married to Alexandra Wentworth.
Alexandra
Wentworth is married to George Stephanopoulos, a director
at the Children's Defense Fund, and Mabel Brandon Cabot’s daughter.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Children's
Defense Fund and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
David M.
Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a trustee at Johns Hopkins University.
Louis W. Cabot is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and married
to Mabel Brandon Cabot.
Mabel Brandon
Cabot is married to Louis W. Cabot and Alexandra
Wentworth’s mother.
Alexandra
Wentworth is Mabel Brandon Cabot’s daughter, married
to George Stephanopoulos and a director at the Children's
Defense Fund.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Children's
Defense Fund.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George
Stephanopoulos is married to Alexandra Wentworth and was a
chief Washington correspondent for the ABC News.
Richard E. Besser is
the chief medical editor for the ABC News, was an investigator for
the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the acting director, director of
terrorism preparedness & emergency response for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a division of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Robert Jeffrey was
a board member for the CDC Foundation and is a director at
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human
Rights Watch.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for
the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human
Rights Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch and the Millennium Promise.
Amy Robbins
Towers is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a board member
for the CDC Foundation, was a director at the Millennium
Promise and married to Larry Robbins.
CDC Foundation is a
foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic Intelligence Service is a
division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Larry Robbins was
married to Amy Robbins Towers and is a director at the Robin
Hood Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation and is the
founder of Bloomberg LP.
David Rhodes was
the head of US television at Bloomberg LP and is the president of
the CBS News.
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine broadcast
on the CBS television
network.
Diane Sawyer was
a co-anchor for 60 Minutes, a co-anchor for the CBS Morning
News and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Robin Hood Foundation, the Millennium Promise and the Human
Rights Watch.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for
the Human Rights Watch.
Larry Robbins is
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and was married to Amy
Robbins Towers.
Amy Robbins Towers was married
to Larry Robbins, a director at the Millennium Promise,
is a director at the Human Rights Watch and a board member for
the CDC Foundation.
Joanne
Leedom-Ackerman was a director at the Human Rights Watch
and a trustee at Johns Hopkins University.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a division of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Jonathan Soros is George
Soros’s son, a global board member for the Open Society
Foundations, a director at the New America Foundation and was
the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father,
the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the New America Foundation and the International Rescue
Committee.
Francis Fukuyama was
a director at the New America Foundation (think tank) and a
professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Sarah Brown
O'Hagan is an overseer & director at the International
Rescue Committee and a trustee at Johns Hopkins
University.
David H. Koch is
an emeritus trustee at Johns Hopkins University and a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Human Rights Watch
and the Millennium Promise.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at
the Human Rights Watch.
Joanne
Leedom-Ackerman was a director at the Human Rights Watch
and a trustee at Johns Hopkins University.
Amy Robbins
Towers is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a board member
for the CDC Foundation, was married to Larry Robbins
and a director at the Millennium Promise.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemic
Intelligence Service is a division of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Resources:
Past Research
Obama
Ex-Chief of Staff Joins CBS News (Past Research on
CBS News)
Tuesday,
October 29, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/obama-ex-chief-of-staff-joins-cbs-news.html
CDC
Director Announces Organization Changes for Faster Response to Health Threats
(Connecting the Dots: CDC & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on the CDC)
Thursday,
August 18, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/cdc-director-announces-organization.html
CDC
warns of 'large outbreak' of measles (Past Research
on the Epidemic Intelligence Service)
Monday,
February 2, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/cdc-warns-of-large-outbreak-of-measles.html
Exposed:
George Stephanopoulos Hid $50K Clinton Foundation Donation From Viewers (Past Research on ABC News)
Thursday,
May 14, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/05/exposed-george-stephanopoulos-hid-50k.html
Dr.
Ben Carson: President Should Be ‘Sworn in on a Stack of Bibles, Not a Koran’ (Past Research on Johns Hopkins University)
Monday,
September 21, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/09/dr-ben-carson-president-should-be-sworn.html
VIDEO:
Fundamentalist Mormon Sect Caught Conducting $11 Million Food Stamp Fraud (Past Research on the New America Foundation)
Monday,
December 18, 2017
CDC
Amends Public Comments Policy Amid Censorship Lawsuit (Connecting the Dots: The
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), The Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), The CDC Foundation, The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on the CDC)
Tuesday,
November 26, 2024
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