ATLANTA - At least 600 employees at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being laid off, according to a new report from the Associated Press.

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The union representing CDC workers said permanent termination notices went out this week. The AP reports the cuts include about 100 employees in prevention-related roles.

What we know:

CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez, who was appointed earlier this year, confirmed the layoffs in an interview Thursday. She toured the Decatur headquarters, where bullet holes and other damage remain from the Aug. 8 mass shooting carried out by 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White.

Monarez also met with employees still reeling from the tragedy. Many workers remain s

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