Four key takeaways as Trump’s sweeping HHS layoffs begin

Thousands of employees across the vast Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began receiving layoff notices as early as 5 a.m. on Tuesday. 

The purge comes on the heels of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. forcing out a top vaccine official late last week. Entire divisions were axed across multiple agencies, including much of the Food and Drug Administration’s communications and media affairs staff.  

In total, the layoffs are anticipated to impact as many as 10,000 staffers...