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Mass layoffs at CDC hit public health, economy in Atlanta
The CDC laid off around 2,400 employees on Tuesday across a wide range of divisions from global HIV prevention to smoking ...
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Reactions to mass layoffs underway at Atlanta-based CDC
The changes come as part of a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced by Health ...
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CDC job cuts spark protest outside Atlanta headquarters
A protest erupted outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Roybal campus in Atlanta Tuesday as employees ...
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2-year-old shot, killed at apartment near Grady, police say
A baby was shot to death at an apartment complex in downtown Atlanta late Sunday morning, according to police.
CDC employees concerned about impacts as thousands of job cuts begin
Thousands of layoffs are beginning at U.S. Health agencies, including the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and ...
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East Atlanta club fundraising to send kids whose parents were laid off from CDC to summer camp
The crew at East Atlanta Kids Club works to provide that safety for kids every day but their hearts have now expanded to ...
‘We regret to inform you:’ Now-ex CDC workers say they’re upset with cuts after years of service
Hundreds across the CDC at the campus on Clifton Road and at the campus in Chamblee got that same email Tuesday morning.
Sickle cell community worried about critical CDC cuts to research, data collection
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The latest round of CDC cuts could drastically impact those with sickle cell disease.