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Trump admin fires members of FDA bird flu response team

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As a result, the federal government has lost key figures who have played crucial roles in shaping U.S. policies on drug approvals, medical research, and public health, according to Reuters.
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The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to som...
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The Trump administration has fired staff who were working on the Food and Drug Administration's bird flu response as part of its mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, according...

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