Top Health Officials Placed on Leave as HHS Fires 10,000 Workers

High-level officials at the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration were placed on leave.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Baltimore on Feb. 17, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Top officials inside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been placed on leave, including Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who succeeded Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as HHS enacts a major reorganization and workforce reduction.

Automated emails from Marrazzo and several other officials within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on April 3 confirmed they’re on leave.