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Hundreds of CDC ‘disease detectives’ fired—then reinstated—in mass layoffs tied to Trump shutdown

By
Ali Swenson
Ali Swenson,
Jonel Aleccia
Jonel Aleccia and
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
By
Ali Swenson
Ali Swenson,
Jonel Aleccia
Jonel Aleccia and
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM UTC
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025.