CDC finalizes roughly 600 layoffs
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Hundreds of CDC and HHS workers are urging Secretary RFK Jr. to stop spreading vaccine misinformation following the Aug. 8 CDC shooting.
About 600 employees were laid off from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the Health and Human Services restructuring plan.
Employees in the public health agency are expected to receive layoff notices just as they return to the office after a deadly shooting
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FOX 5 Atlanta on MSNNew CDC director tours Roybal campus amid layoffs, shooting aftermath
The CDC campus in Decatur suffered significant damage from an Aug. 8 mass shooting, with over 500 rounds fired, affecting multiple buildings and floors.
Two weeks after a gunman sprayed more than 100 bullets at the CDC’s headquarters, killing one, the agency is cutting staff who focus on preventing violence. The layoffs at the Division of Violence Prevention,