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Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit
A system error led to wrongful layoff notices for over 1,300 CDC employees during the shutdown, with about 700 terminations later rescinded, union officials said.
- The Trump administration laid off over 1,000 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, but reversed many decisions by Saturday.
- The layoffs affected employees involved in infectious disease outbreaks, science and health data analysis, and employee safety.
- The American Federation of Government Employees and the AFL-CIO challenged the terminations in court amidst a government shutdown.
- Personnel leading the CDC's response to measles outbreaks and Ebola were not terminated.
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Scientists lose jobs and grants as US government shutdown takes a toll
Hundreds of people at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received layoff notices, and work at many federal laboratories has been suspended. Hundreds of people at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received layoff notices, and work at many federal laboratories has been suspended.
With new cuts at CDC, some fear there's 'nobody to answer the phone'
More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say.(Image credit: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg)
How the latest round of federal layoffs could impact public health
Over the weekend, roughly 1,300 employees at the CDC received notices they were fired. As the Trump administration realized it had fired some key staff, reportedly half of them were reinstated the next day. It still leaves the health agency without many crucial professionals. Amna Nawaz discussed the impact with Dr. Nirav Shah.
CDC workers ask Congress, where is 'radical transparency' now?
Laid off employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking Congress to procure details from the Trump administration on the extent of agency firings and rationale for targeting certain departments. Roughly 1,300 CDC employees were laid off Friday as part of the shutdown-related reduction in force, according to data compiled by the CDC workers’ union, with about half of them reinstated by Monday. The chaotic layoffs have cri…
Hundreds of CDC ‘disease detectives’ fired—then reinstated—in mass layoffs tied to Trump shutdown
“Usually you think it’s nature that’s going to be giving you a hard time, the viruses, not the government," said Anne Schuchat, former principal deputy director of the CDC.
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