""It's terrible. It's terrible every minute of every day, from the moment I wake up," says a senior official at CDC, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to the media."
""On a longer timescale, morale is at an all-time low, even lower than it was during COVID," when public health officials were fighting the pandemic while facing strong criticism, says Aryn Melton Backus, a health communications specialist."
The CDC is searching for a new leader as it has had a confirmed director for less than a month during the Trump administration. The agency has lost a quarter of its staff due to cuts and attrition, leading to low morale among remaining employees. Recent improvements include a federal judge halting controversial vaccine policy changes and Congress restoring funding. However, morale remains lower than during COVID, with staff expressing ongoing frustration and uncertainty about their roles and the agency's mission.
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