The Trump administration fired thousands of Health and Human Services employees across the country, with the goal of the administration firing 10,000 federal Health and Human Service employees in this initial round, with the eventual goal of 20,000 people fired.
The employees fired in DC and Maryland found out in one of the douchiest ways possible. They went to work on Tuesday and waved their badges to get entry into the building. If the light was red, they were gone. Only the biggest jackasses would ever think something like that would be appropriate.
The firings included 3500 at the FDA, 2400 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(!!!), 1200 at the NIH, and 300 at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. None of those departments will run even as close as smoothly as they did prior to the firings.
One element that is not discussed is the impact of the lack of working people in local communities. These cuts will not just be on the East Coast, as people across the country, including in many rural communities, will be let go, impacting local economies.
It also should be mentioned that reports are coming out that RFK Jr. is indeed putting an anti-vax litmus test out there on employees. If you think vaccines are fraudulent, you get to stay. This will end up killing millions in the US.