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‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies

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CDC , FDA , CDC , CMS , FDA staff are among those receiving notice that their jobs are being cut.

It was not immediately clear how many employees had received notice Tuesday morning .

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week that 10,000 full-time employees would be cut on top of thousands who had already left.

HHS announced last week that its reduction in force, or RIF , would cut 10,000 full-time employees.

About 5,200 probationary workers who have been in their positions less than a year or two were also terminated last month .

The cuts are part of a sweeping reorganization that would move or cut several parts of the federal health workforce.

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