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CDC Faces Mass Layoffs as Experts Resign Amid Cuts

1/20/2026

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Thousands of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees in Atlanta lost their jobs after cuts by the Trump administration.
The cuts reduced public health programs and prompted the resignation of top medical experts.
Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retired early.
She works at an animal shelter.
She says she does not mourn the loss because the CDC is no longer the same.

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Story summary

Thousands of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees in Atlanta lost their jobs after cuts by the Trump administration.
The cuts reduced public health programs and prompted the resignation of top medical experts.
Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retired early.
She works at an animal shelter.
She says she does not mourn the loss because the CDC is no longer the same.