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Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in US health overhaul

Washington | US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy jnr announced plans to reshape federal public health agencies on Thursday (Friday AEDT), including cutting 10,000 employees and centralising some functions of the FDA, CDC and others under his purview.

The job cuts include 3500 at the Food and Drug Administration, 2400 at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and 1200 at the National Institutes of Health.

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