CDC workforce reportedly slashed 10% as RFK Jr. takes office

Published February 14, 2025 2:31pm ET



As many as 1,300 employees with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are slated to be let go as soon as Friday, cutting the public health agency’s workforce by 10%.

The cuts, reported by multiple publications, come a day after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the Senate and sworn into office.

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