CDC rehires 450 employees fired from HIV prevention, environmental centers

Published June 12, 2025 10:13am ET



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire employees who were part of department-wide layoffs.

HHS confirmed to the Washington Examiner that 450 employees are slated to return. These employees will reenter the National Center for Environmental Health, the Global Health Center, the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention, and the Immediate Office of the Director.

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