"People hold signs that read, "Save the CDC," and "CDC saves lives," during a rally at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Aug. 28. The Trump administration is hell-bent on making Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees miserable, at least that's the only explanation for these ongoing cruelties. See? Individualized assessment! Put another way, the CDC is required to sit down with each disabled employee to determine what reasonable accommodations are needed, even if telework is off the table."
"But what Kennedy doesn't understand-or just doesn't care about-is the level of trauma experienced by CDC employees. Debra Houry, who resigned as chief medical officer the same day that CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired, explained that "each bullet was meant for a person, and each of my staff were very traumatized afterwards." The Trump administration's war on science also means that CDC employees are reluctant to perform their normal job duties, like speaking or writing about vaccines."
Rally signs called to save the CDC as remote work at the agency ended and staff were ordered back to offices. The agency must conduct individualized assessments to determine reasonable accommodations for disabled employees even without telework. The policy shift is described as part of an assault on CDC employees and on science, with leadership changes and resignations intensifying staff trauma. A senior official reported that actions felt personally targeted and traumatizing to staff. The resulting atmosphere has reduced staff willingness to carry out public-facing duties such as speaking or writing about vaccines.
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