Musk’s takeover of US health agencies raises pandemic threat, experts warn

<p>Doge wreaks havoc on HHS and CDC as Trump seeks to grant committee sweeping governmental powers</p><p>The “department of government efficiency”, the<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump"> Donald Trump</a>-created program known as Doge and headed by the billionaire <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, has accessed or requested access to sensitive systems at multiple health agencies as the US president attempts to grant the committee sweeping powers within the federal government.</p><p>The bid for access comes amid an unprecedented effort to halt government spending, despite multiple court orders to unfreeze funds and reverse staff suspensions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/15/musk-doge-bird-flu-pandemic">Continue reading...</a>