Nearly 1,300 probationary employees, roughly one-tenth of the CDC workforce are poised to be let go as a part of the massive layoffs.

One of those workers cared for cattle in South Carolina and Georgia. There have been no reports of cattle infected with bird flu in these states, but the CDC says it could be spreading undetected. The bird flu has only been confirmed among wild birds in our area.

The Trump administration's sweeping jobs cuts have resulted in the loss of nearly 1,300 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Georgia, with U.S. Sens. Ossoff and Warnock condemning the move as a threat to public health.

W e usually see spikes in flu activity,” he said. “Of course flu season in Georgia can last anywhere between the ending of September all through March and April. This seaso

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Flu season is well underway, and metro Atlanta hasn't been spared. Cases remain high, according to data from the Georgia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But metro Atlanta doctors say it's not too late to get vaccinated against influenza.

Public health employees and contractors who lost their jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Friday to put a face on the mass terminations and demand that state officials speak up for them with the Trump administration.

Fired CDC workers are telling their stories. Carolyn Corrigan is a highly educated woman with a decade's experience working in the government. Recently fired, she says she's struggling to make ends meet. Like many others in her position, she says she's turning to public assistance like food stamps and unemployment during this time of uncertainty.

At the state Capitol on Friday, dozens of current and recently-fired CDC employees stood behind lawmakers to protest the efforts of DOGE, the newly former Department of Government Efficiency led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Gov. Brian Kemp has reiterated his stance on limiting government growth, telling Politico during a weekend overseas trip that the government could benefit from “rightsizing."

Georgia state Democrats gathered at the Georgia State Capitol to discuss recent job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at a news conference led by State Rep. Saira Draper.

This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in a decade, with nationwide figures showing at least 29 million cases, 370,000 hospitalizations, and 16,000 deaths so far.