CDC Reinstates 450 Workers After Layoffs Spark Public Health Concerns

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Wednesday, reinstating approximately 450 employees previously laid off under the Trump administration’s federal workforce reduction initiative. The Health and Human Services Department confirmed the reinstatements affect workers from the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention, the National Center for Environmental Health, the Immediate Office of the Director and the Global Health Center, according to a Fox News report.