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Hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees were reinstated after they were initially let go by the federal agency.

The New York Times and Washington Post both reported that CDC workers who were notified of layoffs on Oct. 10 included individuals on teams on infectious disease outbreaks, science and health data analysis and employee safety.

Reuters obtained a list from CDC employees that hinted that multiple divisions, including the Washington, D.C. office were targeted for termination.

The CDC notified 1,300 workers that they would be laid off but later revoked hundreds of those notices within hours, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

With the government shutdown entering its 13th day on Monday, the Trump administr

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