RFK Jr. to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Official White House photo by Joyce Boghosian)

The entire staff of the federal government’s Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is expected to be laid off, multiple federal health officials told CBS News Friday. The moves are part of a broader restructuring plan ordered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that involves cutting 20,000 HHS positions.