The National Institutes of Health has continued widespread layoffs, recently firing hundreds of employees, including workers at the health agency’s cancer research institute, as part of the Trump administration’s downsizing efforts.
Layoff notices were sent out starting on Friday to almost 200 NIH employees, including 50 who worked at the National Cancer Institute. The move follows the dismissal of about 10,000 employees last month.
“We thought the worst was behind us, and we were transitioning into this new phase, and the rug was just pulled out from underneath us,” one laid-off employee, whose name was not given, told CBS News.
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