The president who promised competent governance and his anti-pharma health chief have gutted the CDC, leaving 80% of leadership positions vacant and work at a standstill. RFK Jr. positioned himself as a rigorous scientific reformer, yet he’s presiding over an agency in collapse with staff demoralized and public health security compromised. They built the exact institutional failure they ran against.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/cdc-rfk-jr-leadership-positions-empty