At a public town hall, former CDC communications employee Sarah Boim delivered a powerful speech after her termination. She explained that her role was to make public health communications more efficient—ensuring life-saving information reached the public quickly and clearly. Despite doing her job effectively, she was fired, along with many others, as part of what she described as a politically motivated attack on public health.

Boim expressed outrage at the spread of disinformation by figures like Elon Musk and RFK Jr., and criticized the silencing of experts under the guise of transparency. She warned that these firings are not about eliminating inefficiencies, but about weakening public health in favor of political power plays and billionaire influence.

She emphasized that these decisions are already having deadly consequences, such as the defunding of programs for 9/11 first responders. Boim rejected claims that CDC workers were lazy or conspiratorial, highlighting their real work: promoting vaccine confidence, tracking disease outbreaks, and protecting underserved communities.

Despite being fired, Boim and her colleagues are refusing to stay silent. She called on the public to contact their representatives and demand protection for public health agencies, declaring: "We will not let misinformation win—not on our watch."