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After CDC cuts, former officials say "we're not prepared" for daily public health or emergencies
By Sara Moniuszko
Edited By Nicole Brown Chau
October 15, 2025
www.cbsnews.com
Days after hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, former CDC officials are warning it has left the agency more unprepared to keep Americans healthy and safe.
While 1,300 CDC employees initially received reduction-in-force notices on Friday, about 700 were later notified their terminations were revoked, union officials said. Some of the RIF notices had been sent to CDC employees due to a coding error, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said.
But, about 600 staff members remained terminated.…
By Sara Moniuszko
Edited By Nicole Brown Chau
October 15, 2025
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 officials are criticizing as damaging public health preparedness.
www.cbsnews.com
Days after hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, former CDC officials are warning it has left the agency more unprepared to keep Americans healthy and safe.
While 1,300 CDC employees initially received reduction-in-force notices on Friday, about 700 were later notified their terminations were revoked, union officials said. Some of the RIF notices had been sent to CDC employees due to a coding error, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said.
But, about 600 staff members remained terminated.…
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