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Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak
- jqpabc123 16d agoTo the casual observer, the most rational conclusion is that this administration really doesn't care about illness prevention.
- khalic 16d agoOr they flat out want the old and vulnerable to die.
- ndsipa_pomu 16d agoSeems very much like a death cult to me. They've changed policies and taken actions that will drastically increase the number of deaths across the world. e.g. cancelling aid programs, starting wars and trying to increase CO2 levels. Maybe they're trying to invoke the four horsemen of the apocalypse - RFK Jr certainly looks like pestilence to me.
- easyThrowaway 16d agoThe see it as a useful tool to better...manage the population. As many have observed already, this is just another page taken verbatim from project 2025 and applied by the current US government. "Culling the herd" phase. That document has become the most accurate predictor of USgov future policies.
- andsoitis 16d agoThe headline and the article itself are very confusing. In one part it says, and I quote “the research is still funded”.
- khalic 16d agoWhy did you not include the rest of the sentence in your quote? > Although the research is still funded, insiders told Politico that not one of the scientists working on the project plans to relocate from Maryland to Iowa. Research isn't carried out by money, but by people with experience AND money. You need both
- andsoitis 16d agoOne can find new researchers, right? What was the plan for once these researchers retire?
- khalic 16d agoAs explained in the article (...), they won't even have a parasitologist, and cyclospora specialists are rare. How about you read the article and then post? Both your questions would have been answered that way. If these are bad faith arguments, then have the day you deserve.
- andsoitis 16d agoWorth calibrating your level of alarm with impact of cyclospora on the human body: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/cyclosporiasis-outbreak https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/cyclosporia... It is unpleasant but not particularly dangerous.
- andsoitis 16d agoWorth calibrating your level of alarm with impact of cyclospora on the human body: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/cyclosporiasis-outbreak https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/cyclosporia... It is unpleasant but not particularly dangerous.