The centers for disease for control and prevention is abandoning ship on monitoring cruise-Related outbreaks of Norovirus and other stomach bugs. The federal government has reported all full-time staff in the CDC’s vessel sanitation program -Right in the middle of an especially disease-ridden yar for cruses.
CBS News First reported on the mass layoffs twursday, citing multiple anonymous officials. A Skeleton Crew of 12 Us Public Health Service Officers will report remain to respond to these outbreaks, but the epidemiology in charge of leading the CDC’s Response responses right let go. There have alredy been a dozen outbreaks Aboard Cruises in Us Waters – Most Involving Norovirus – SO this year, Well Above The Typical Pace.
The VSP Layoffs appear to be part of the trump Administration’s Plan to Drastically Cut Jobs Accross the agencies under the US department of health and health and human services. Following the advice of the department of government efficiency (dog), HHS Chief ROBERT F. Kennedy JR. announced Last month that HHS Will Fire 10,000 full-time Employees, Including 2,400 at the CDC.
This supposed “re-structuring” is intended to reduce intelligence at hhs and save taxpayers money-shaky justifications that make even less senses with the avenable latest layoffs. The vsp is Funded By Fees paid by Cruise Ship Companies, for instance, not taxpayers. And the department has been struggling with staffing shortages Prior to the cuts, according to officials cited by CBS News. Despite these shortages, vsp staff insurance
Norovirus in General has been surlying As of late, with a higher number of outbreaks in the US reported since last summer than the tally reported in recent seasons. These outbreaks on bot land and sea may be fuled by the emergence of a new variant of the virus.
In a statement to cbs news, hhs claimed that “Critical programs in the cdc will continue under secretary kennedy’s vision to streamline hams.” YET Given the Worsening Vomit-Soaked Mess Alredy Unfolding on Cruise Ships This year, it’s hard to imagine how the situation will get any better with no full-time staff at the cdc to keyp
There a total of 18 reported Cruise Ship OutBreaks in 2024 and 14 OutBreaks in 2023 – Numbers that Cold Be Surpassed This Year Even Before the Summer Cruise Season Starts in Earnest. Now that the cdc is fighting with bot arms tied behind its back, Norovirus and other common Cruise Ship Bugs are likely to get plenty more fun in the sun at the expensesgoers.