Kennedy’s deep HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response

In drastically cutting down its public health workforce, the Trump administration is potentially undoing decades of work combatting the HIV epidemic and delaying upcoming advances.

When Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to reduce his department’s staff by 20 percent, several divisions within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were effectively eliminated, with programs focused on HIV and AIDS hit especially hard. 

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