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Former CDC director reacts to Trump's health worker cuts

Name: Former CDC director reacts to Trump's health worker cuts
Uploaded: 2025-04-01T19:09:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Description: The mass firing of workers at federal health agencies is underway. Thousands of jobs are being cut within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Former CDC director Tom Frieden joins to discuss the impact.

The mass firing of workers at federal health agencies is underway. Thousands of jobs are being cut within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Former CDC director Tom Frieden joins to discuss the impact.