RFK Jr.’s callous purge of public health staffers puts us all at risk

The Department of Health and Human Services, led by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy,  has kicked off a sweeping round of layoffs, cutting roughly 10,000 employees as part of a so-called reorganization effort, which was announced last week. 

With these cuts—alongside resignations and workers who took President Donald Trump’s buyouts—HHS has now shrunk by nearly a quarter, leaving just 62,000 positions, according to the Associated Press. This marks yet another devastating blow to the federal workforce under Trump...