CDC Layoffs Could Impact Cruise Ship Inspections

CDC Layoffs Could Impact Cruise Ship Inspections

A new restructuring plan is being implemented by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. As part of this plan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) laid off employees on April 1, 2025. This has effectively wiped out some of the most important existing public health programs, including the one that aids in controlling disease and illness outbreaks on cruise ships. Unfortunately, thousand…

CDC layoffs signal bad news for cruise passengers. A CDC program that’s vital to helping passengers stay healthy while cruising may have just been eliminated

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make the agency more effective to improve the health of the nation. However, his restructuring plans may have just wiped out some crucial public health programs in the process, including one that helps to control illness outbreaks on cruise ships. A major overhaul of the agency that began with thousands of layoffs on April 1 axed a critical environmental …

CDC layoffs signal bad news for cruise passengers

A CDC program that’s vital to helping passengers stay healthy while cruising may have just been eliminated.