Where were they during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Controversy over efforts to reduce fraud in the federal government roils daily headlines. The latest kerfuffle concerns layoffs of “Epidemic Intelligence Service officers,” or “disease detectives,” as the EIS calls them on its website. The firings followed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary by mere hours, leading some Americans to howl foul while the opposing camp rooted for still more routing. EIS is part of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), which now serves at the pleasure, or displeasure, of Secretary Kennedy.
Disease Police, or Fearmongers?
The CDC touts itself as “the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health.” Americans face a far greater risk of being…
