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Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies

The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.

The move to purge health agency probationary employees is in line with the aggressive workforce cuts taking place across government. Kennedy told Fox News on Thursday night that most lower-level HHS employees are “good public servants”, but expressed his intent to “move away” people who he believes have made bad decisions. Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development.

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