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.
Employees in the public health agency are expected to receive layoff notices just as they return to the office after a deadly 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.
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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,