In the second week of the U.S. government shutdown, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed approximately 1,300 employees that they would be laid off, only to reverse hundreds of those notices within hours, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Reuters reported that the Trump administration is proceeding with mass job cuts at the CDC, affecting entire offices and hundreds of workers. A crowd-sourced list compiled by CDC employees, reviewed by Reuters, indicated that several divisions, including the Washington office, were among those slated for closure. Two sources within the CDC and two others from separate health agencies confirmed the accuracy of that list.

While about 400 CDC staff reportedly received termination notices, the total number of job losses

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