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CNN\u2019s Erica Hill spoke with KFF Health News correspondent Amy Maxmen<\/a> about leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Maxmen noted that turmoil at the CDC has been occurring since early in the Trump administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recently explored these issues in her article \u201cAs Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to watch Maxmen on “CNN News Central”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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