A reporter from the main station learned on the 11th that Robert Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, fired more than 1,000 scientists, doctors and public health officials in the department late at night on the 10th during the government's "shutdown", including disease control and prevention. Personnel from multiple key departments of the Centers for Prevention (CDC).

Earlier, it was reported that the CDC laid off about 130 employees of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), including several senior officials responsible for responding to infectious disease outbreaks.

Several former senior health and public services officials have warned that the move will seriously undermine the U.S. ability to cope with infectious diseases, mental health crises and public security threats.A former CDC deputy director said: ¡°The consequences of these dismissals will be extremely serious and the health security of the U.S. public is being wasted.¡±