Elon Musk's claim that his Department of Government Efficiency initiative "very quickly" corrected an accidental cancellation of Ebola prevention funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development got a dose of reality Wednesday evening.

A 4-year-old boy died from Ebola in Uganda on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. His death comes as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in the country.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM