Job cuts at Health and Human Services are sparking fears of a setback in vaccine availability

New job cuts announced by the Department of Health and Human services are sparking fears among many health experts about the impact they could have on the availability of life-saving vaccines.

HHS announced on Thursday that it will lay off 10,000 workers. The job cuts will include staff at the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health.

In a video message, HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his goal was to «streamline» his department.

But the cuts are sparking fears that layoffs could impact the work of essential health agencies key in the production of vaccines.

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