The funding slash is part of a number of cuts that new Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made, including the canceling of hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for research into vaccine hesitancy, LGBTQ populations and supporting HIV prevention.

Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving. The departures were announced Tuesday at a meeting of agency senior leaders.

The CDC laid off around 2,400 employees on Tuesday across a wide range of divisions from global HIV prevention to smoking research. One was a research scientist who is expecting a baby in a few days.

It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.

The webpages that were removed included CDC public health reports, datasets, and guidance on infectious diseases and sexual health. After a court order, some agency information was restored, at least for now. But even temporary disruptions to CDC ...

She added that the CDC continues to recommend vaccines as “the best way to protect against measles.” But what the nation’s top public health agency said next shows a shift in its long ...

The RIFs at the CDC affect multiple divisions, including:

Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention closed