Hundreds of fired CDC workers' fates hang in the balance after a week of chaos

After a week of chaos and confusion, as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees described it, the fates of more ...

After CDC cuts, former officials say "we're not prepared" for daily public health or emergencies

Over the weekend, hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, a move that former CDC ...

CDC scientist let go during shutdown says "it's truly like an episode of 'Squid Games'"

"They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So ...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Quarter of CDC staff targeted by layoff notices: Union

Nearly 1 in 4 staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been removed from the agency through ...
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CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say

A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions ...

Trump’s shutdown firings at CDC cause whiplash, despair: What to know

The Trump administration’s purge at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has left employees reeling. The firings, which began late Friday, ran across more than a dozen divisions ...

‘Damage is done’: Mass firings and dysfunction at CDC spark chaos for public health, critics warn

Mass firings and confusion within the agency “threaten the health of everyone in the U.S. and will lead to needless, preventable deaths,” according to Defend Public Health, a coalition of public ...