An earlier estimate from the Congressional Budget Office estimated the impact on CDC to be closer to $1.5 billion, but there is ongoing analysis about exactly which dollars could be rescinded.

Protesters say the cuts to the CDC and other US health organizations have a major impact on public health. They rallied outside of the CDC headquarters in Atlanta. Trump official who helped ...

While it remains uncertain how these staffing cuts will play out, the impact could potentially expand beyond long-term care facilities.

The second threat does not take the form of a new pathogen. Rather it’s an attack on the CDC itself. Budget cuts imposed by the July debt ceiling negotiations will cripple this flawed but vital ...

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized 10,000 layoffs across federal health agencies, ...

‘Effectively destroyed’: How cuts to CDC staff, funding will impact public health In the past few weeks, CDC grants supporting state and local health departments were terminated, then ...

In Atlanta, CDC staff reel after recent cuts By Pien Huang Published May 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM EDT Listen • 3:54 ...

Cuts to CDC Covid-era funding totaled nearly $12 billion nationwide. “These grants and cooperative agreements were issued for a limited purpose: to ameliorate the effects of the pandemic.

Of his highest concern, Edney said he fears there could be CDC cuts to chronic disease program funding, which has been a key focus of his administration since becoming state health officer in 2021.

It usually feels like a big family reunion but not this time. Dr. Ken Castro, a CDC alum now at Emory University, says people are anxious about the staffing and budget cuts.