Musk, Ebola

Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
Elon Musk tries and fails to address halting Ebola prevention funding
Donald Trump’s top campaign donor said DOGE accidentally cut off Ebola prevention funds but quickly reversed course. Reporting suggests otherwise.
US cancels Ebola aid in Uganda despite Elon Musk's claims
Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president's Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.
Doctor who survived Ebola highlights risks of Musk’s funding cuts
In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen since the agency was mostly shuttered last month.
Musk says work to stop Ebola was accidentally cut but restored. Experts raise doubts
Elon Musk said USAID's "Ebola prevention" was "accidentally canceled" but "immediately" restored. Health specialists following the current outbreak in Uganda raise doubts about the restoration.
‘Machete being taken to the system’: Elon Musk’s Ebola prevention cuts set off global alarm bells
Dr. Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and Dr. Craig Spencer, Brown University School of Public Health Associate Professor join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the impact that the reckless cuts that Elon Musk has led on government spending have caused global concerns about this countries ability to help combat a public health crisis,
Elon Musk says DOGE 'accidentally' cut Ebola prevention
Elon Musk said DOGE will make mistakes. He said an example is how the team briefly cut USAID funding for Ebola prevention.
Elon Musk admits that DOGE accidentally canceled Ebola prevention during USAID cuts: ‘We won’t be perfect’
"We will make mistakes ," Musk said. "We won't be perfect, but when we make mistakes we'll fix it very quickly. For example, with USAID one of the things we accidentally cancelled, very briefly, was Ebola prevention."
Elon Musk's Ebola Claim Questioned
Elon Musk 's claim that a government Ebola initiative was quickly restored after being accidentally canceled is being questioned by a former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) official. Newsweek has contacted X, via email, for comment on behalf of Musk. It has also contacted DOGE, via direct message on X.
Maddow Blog | Musk said Ebola prevention funding was restored. USAID officials reportedly say otherwise.
Elon Musk said the DOGE operation accidentally cut off Ebola prevention funds but quickly reversed course. There's ample evidence to the contrary.
Musk casually admits to "accidentally" junking vital Ebola prevention programs
Far-right billionaire Elon Musk revealed that his so-called Department of Government efficiency "accidentally" cut Ebola virus prevention efforts.
USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working
Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in ...
U.S. Canceled Work to Contain a Serious Ebola Outbreak
The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective gear for health workers, among other measures. Work had ...
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Ebola ruled out in NYC urgent care hazmat scare — may be norovirus instead
Two sick patients suspected to be infected with Ebola were taken from an Upper East Side urgent care to the hospital by first ...
Greetings, earthlings — Congressional Hits and Misses
You never know what will get cut these days — maybe even Ebola prevention? Watch as lawmakers talk and try to choose their ...
Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause
The World Health Organization speculated that a mass poisoning event was behind the deaths of 60 people. But African experts ...
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Measles outbreak
As an outbreak of measles continues to spread in west Texas and New Mexico, many people are wondering, how bad could it get?
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Elon Musk Called Out for Glaring Lie in His Weak DOGE Defense
“This is bunk from Elon,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, a former USAID official who led the agency’s Ebola response during a ...
Trump and Rubio Officially Wave Goodbye to Ebola Control
The Secretary of State signed off on terminating 5,800 USAID foreign aid contracts. So much for our efforts to contain deadly disease breakouts abroad.