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The Epidemic Intelligence Service, a nationally recognized program that has run since the 1950s, is a critical component of Americas public health training landscape. 🦠 (1/)

“EIS alumni accounted for 29 (58%) of the 50 CDC center directors, 61 (35%) of the 175 state epidemiologists, 27 (56%) of the 48 Field Epidemiology Training Program resident advisors, and 70 (90%) of the 78 Career Epidemiology Field Officers” (3/)

The Epidemic Intelligence Service is crucial in training the next generation of public health leaders. 🏥 The public health workforce is already under strain, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, and will further crumble with these layoffs.

And the cuts won’t stop there - the CDC is at risk as well. RFK has already taken aim at the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a panel of outside experts that makes recommendations on childhood vaccine schedules and drives key policy.