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White House plans to slash FDA, NIH would decimate agencies

Draft order would halve FDA staff, cut NIH, eliminate CDC, sources tell BioCentury

February 7, 2025 12:17 PM UTC

White House plans to slash FDA and NIH and eliminate CDC could create lasting damage to public health, sink share prices of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and cede the competition for scientific leadership to China, individuals briefed on the plans by White House officials told BioCentury.

If implemented, the plans would devastate the agencies, according to the sources, who requested anonymity...