CDC layoffs hit 600 despite partial reversals
Axios reports that about 600 CDC employees across key units—including the Injury Center, National Center for Health Statistics, the Washington office, and NHANES—are out of work after late‑Friday layoff notices, even as the administration rescinded more than half of roughly 1,300 terminations over the weekend. HHS said incorrect notices were due to a 'coding error' and confirmed those employees were not separated, while unions AFGE and AFSCME condemned the firings and warned of legal challenges amid the ongoing shutdown.
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📌 Key Facts
- Approximately 1,300 CDC RIF notices went out; more than half were rescinded, but about 600 staff remain out of work.
- Impacted programs include NCHS, NCIPC, CDC’s Washington congressional office, NHANES, and an ethics office; 132 cuts hit the Injury Center.
- Rescissions included staff in EIS ('disease detectives') and MMWR; named reversals include Athalia Christie and Maureen Bartee.