Ping Wang
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Dr. Erica Schwartz has served as chief medical officer for the Coast Guard and as deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration.
She's a preventive medicine doctor and lawyer with a master's in public health from the Uniformed Services University.
Admiral Brett Giroir worked closely with her as assistant secretary for health in the first Trump administration.
Schwartz will now go through the Senate confirmation process, which could take several months.
In the meantime, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will continue to lead both the CDC and the National Institutes of Health.
Generally, it's just a really cool time for alpine ski racing, and our team is bringing big energy into Milan Cortina.
I keep calling CDC like a zombie because it's a zombie.
You know, they're not really clear. They're going back to the office today, and they don't really know who to expect or who they're going to see. That's because over the weekend, around 1,000 people got fired from NIH, around 750 from CDC. Some people are also let go from FDA, though we're not sure how many at this point.
You know, they're not really clear. They're going back to the office today, and they don't really know who to expect or who they're going to see. That's because over the weekend, around 1,000 people got fired from NIH, around 750 from CDC. Some people are also let go from FDA, though we're not sure how many at this point.
You know, they're not really clear. They're going back to the office today, and they don't really know who to expect or who they're going to see. That's because over the weekend, around 1,000 people got fired from NIH, around 750 from CDC. Some people are also let go from FDA, though we're not sure how many at this point.
And I do want to note that those numbers are quite a bit lower than what was expected. We heard some people that told us that they had been told on Friday they were going to lose their jobs but haven't gotten a letter yet.
And I do want to note that those numbers are quite a bit lower than what was expected. We heard some people that told us that they had been told on Friday they were going to lose their jobs but haven't gotten a letter yet.
And I do want to note that those numbers are quite a bit lower than what was expected. We heard some people that told us that they had been told on Friday they were going to lose their jobs but haven't gotten a letter yet.
And we heard that some of those jobs were saved at the last minute because they were considered essential, but people in leadership say they're really not clear what the criteria was. Do we know who was cut? So we know some were people that were working to ensure medical devices are safe at FDA. Others were diagnosing the causes of outbreaks at CDC, and there were many, many others.
And we heard that some of those jobs were saved at the last minute because they were considered essential, but people in leadership say they're really not clear what the criteria was. Do we know who was cut? So we know some were people that were working to ensure medical devices are safe at FDA. Others were diagnosing the causes of outbreaks at CDC, and there were many, many others.
And we heard that some of those jobs were saved at the last minute because they were considered essential, but people in leadership say they're really not clear what the criteria was. Do we know who was cut? So we know some were people that were working to ensure medical devices are safe at FDA. Others were diagnosing the causes of outbreaks at CDC, and there were many, many others.
What they seemed to have in common was that they were mostly probationary employees, so people who are new to the agency or just moved to a different job. They were serving a one- or two-year trial period, and they have fewer worker protections. He spoke with Steve Monroe, a senior official who retired from CDC in 2021. He says it seems short-sighted to just ask the people that are easier to fire.
What they seemed to have in common was that they were mostly probationary employees, so people who are new to the agency or just moved to a different job. They were serving a one- or two-year trial period, and they have fewer worker protections. He spoke with Steve Monroe, a senior official who retired from CDC in 2021. He says it seems short-sighted to just ask the people that are easier to fire.
What they seemed to have in common was that they were mostly probationary employees, so people who are new to the agency or just moved to a different job. They were serving a one- or two-year trial period, and they have fewer worker protections. He spoke with Steve Monroe, a senior official who retired from CDC in 2021. He says it seems short-sighted to just ask the people that are easier to fire.