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,

The CDC did not immediately respond to Atlanta Business Chronicle's requests for comment. Tasked with protecting Americans from public health threats, the agency had a headcount o

The verbal notice came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a meeting with CDC leaders, according to a federal official who was at the meeting. The official was not authorized to discuss it and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.