(Reuters) -At least 600 employees of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing the American Federation of Government Employees.

The report added that the notices were sent out this week, and many employees have not yet received them, according to the employees’ union, which represents more than 2,000 dues-paying members at the agency.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the terminations but did not disclose the number of employees affected. The union did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies in April, as part of a sweeping overhaul aime

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