At least 600 CDC employees sent termination notices, some question timing

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00:00At least 600 CDC employees are being laid off, according to union officials.

00:06The termination notices were sent out earlier this week, as first reported by the Washington Post.

00:12Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees who wish to remain anonymous

00:16tell the Post the move adds to frustration within the agency after a gunman opened fire

00:22at CDC headquarters in Atlanta this month, killing a police officer. Investigators say

00:27evidence from the shooter's home showed he opposed COVID-19 vaccines. Hundreds of current

00:32and former employees at the Department of Health and Human Services signed a letter accusing HHS

00:38Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of putting lives at risk, eliminating public health programs, and

00:44quote, repeatedly spreading misinformation. The letter claims the August 8th shooting at CDC

00:49headquarters was not random and blamed growing public mistrust on politicized rhetoric, turning

00:56trusted experts into targets of villainization and now violence. The AP reports the cuts impact

01:02around 100 people working in violence prevention, a move criticized by some employees in the wake of

01:08the shooting. The Post also reports the layoffs impact employees involved in equal employment

01:13opportunity and freedom of information. So far, HHS has not commented or released details on the latest

01:20round of cuts. For more on biased updates, download the Straight Arrow News app or go to san.com.