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> does not inspire confidence that the current administration's FDA is doing its job properly or has the problem under control. Given DOGE wiped out the teams
by atmavatar 2mo ago
> does not inspire confidence that the current administration's FDA is doing its job properly or has the problem under control.
Given DOGE wiped out the teams responsible for tracking and combating these kinds of outbreaks, no confidence is warranted.
This is similar to how DOGE also wiped out the team responsible for combating screwworms, and surprise surprise, there have been screwworm outbreaks.
Or how Pete Hegseth's change to make flu vaccination optional in the armed services resulted in large outbreaks of the flu among service members.
Also, how Trump in his first term wiped out the CDC's pandemic response team because Obama had created it shortly before a once-in-a-century pandemic occurred.
The current administration has demonstrated incompetence and shortsightedness at a level never before encountered in the US, so you can expect to see even more events like this to occur.