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A week of chaos in public health

The truth is, there’s a lot we don’t know yet.

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Katelyn Jetelina
Jan 24, 2025
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It’s been a week—a week of confusion, chaos, and concern. The new U.S. administration wasted no time hitting the pause button on almost everything in public health: communications, data, hiring, traveling. Positions are being removed, chairs rearranged, and there have been some… aggressive… emails.

A federal senior advisor told me, “Welcome to the away …

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