Elon Musk said the DOGE operation accidentally cut off Ebola prevention funds but quickly reversed course. There's ample evidence to the contrary.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
At the Trump administration's first Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk admitted that DOGE cut off funding for Ebola prevention efforts. Musk says DOGE has “restored” funding, but the Washington Post reports some officials refute that.
As Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and RFK Jr. offer unsettling displays at the first cabinet meeting, a former HHS official explains why the trio are already posing a serious threat to public health.
Elon Musk said USAID's "Ebola prevention" was "accidentally canceled" but "immediately" restored. Health specialists following the current outbreak in Uganda raise doubts about the restoration.
In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen since the agency was mostly shuttered last month.
Elon Musk admits DOGE "accidentally" cut Ebola prevention program, sparking criticism over U.S. global health response. Details on cuts and fallout.
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