'Read this e-mail immediately': Atlanta-based CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work

A sign at the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

This story was updated on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 4:39 p.m.

The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.

Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month, according to current and former CDC employees.