“The last government shutdown — which lasted for 16 days in October 2013 — sheds light on just how far flung are the consequences of congressional inaction, especially for health companies and public health workers. STAT talked to former officials at the FDA, CDC, and NIH about how that shutdown affected the work they could … Continue reading Government Shutdown. “The CDC would furlough key staff amid one of the most severe flu seasons in recent memory….”