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HHS rescinds hundreds of layoffs at CDC’s workplace safety research agency

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But will the surprise move undo the 10 months of damage done to the formerly decimated agency?

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has quietly rescinded layoffs of hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

NIOSH, a relatively small federal agency located within the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), makes recommendations related to the prevention of