The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinstated 180 probationary employees weeks after they were fired as part of the Department of Government Efficiency‘s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

In an unanticipated move, the CDC has issued an email to 180 of its recently laid-off employees, instructing them to resume their former roles and work schedules. The email, marked with the urgent subject line "read this email immediately,

With 180 more people now being told they can return, the actual number of CDC employees terminated so far would seem to stand somewhere around 550. But federal health officials haven't confirmed any specifics.

The nation’s top public health agency is inviting about 180 employees back to work about two weeks after laying them off

In an unanticipated move, the CDC has issued an email to 180 of its recently laid-off employees, instructing them to resume their former roles and work schedules. The email, marked with the urgent subject line "read this email immediately,