Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cuts to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have imperiled hurricane recovery efforts in western North Carolina.
Hurricane Helene devastated the Swannanoa River Valley nearly seven months ago, killing 43 people and destroying homes and businesses in the area. Now Kennedy axed a CDC team that was headed to the region to lead intensive door-to-door efforts to find out what residents need, just days before they were set to arrive, reported CNN .
“We were all packed, my car was packed,” said one former CDC staffer. “I went to Costco and bought $50 worth of candy for the team.”…