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Rhiannon12866

(245,488 posts) Tue Oct 21, 2025, 12:05 AM Tuesday

'A perfect storm': Ex-CDC official warns shutdown has left U.S. unprepared for outbreaks - The Weeknight - MSNBC

As the shutdown lurches into its third week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is among several government agencies in turmoil.

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, and Dr. Debra Houry, former CDC chief medical officer, join The Weeknight to explain the devastating impact of the Trump administration’s mass layoff policy on public health. - Aired on 10/20/2025.

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'A perfect storm': Ex-CDC official warns shutdown has left U.S. unprepared for outbreaks - The Weeknight - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Tuesday OP

we are safer with rfk shut down rampartd Tuesday #1

rampartd

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1. we are safer with rfk shut down

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Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:30 AM

Tuesday

but many of us will be killed by these dangerous science deniers.

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