03/06/2025

‘Read This Email Immediately'

CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work

The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.

Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees.

A message seen by Associated Press was sent with the subject line, "Read this e-mail immediately." It said that “after further review and consideration,” a Feb. 15 termination notice has been rescinded and the employee was cleared to return to work on Wednesday. “You should return to duty under your previous work schedule,” it said. “We apologize for any disruption that this may have caused.”

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