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All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations ...
On April 1, all 27 scientists part of an Atlanta-based CDC lab investigating hepatitis outbreaks received an email from the U ...
Georgia successfully contained an outbreak of three measles cases early this year with an “all hands on deck” response. But the state's vaccination rates have been on the decline for years, with ...
ATLANTA — Georgia Democratic Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock and Congressman Hank Johnson joined protesters outside the CDC offices in Atlanta on Tuesday. The two lawmakers spoke to the crowd, encouraging ...
Two Georgia lawmakers joined protesters on Tuesday outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta to support recently fired CDC employees.
A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering ...
Protesters, including CDC employees, gathered to denounce job ... highlighting the abrupt and profound consequences of the terminations. ATLANTA - Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Centers ...
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not only lost nearly a fifth of its workforce, it has also been directed to slash $2.9 ...
The layoffs at CDC this week hit global and environmental health as well as HIV prevention programs especially hard, according to an overview document obtained by POLITICO. The document ...
A soon-to-be laid-off veteran health scientist working in Atlanta’s CDC headquarters supported Williams’ claim that Black employees were overrepresented among those who were downsized.