FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is...

FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) Credit: AP

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency's workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration's move to get rid of all probationary employees.

The Atlanta-based agency's leadership was notified of the decision Friday morning. The verbal notice came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a meeting with CDC leaders, according to a federal official who was at the meeting. The official was not authorized to discuss it and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," an interview with Cold Spring Harbor lacrosse goalie Maya Soskin and athletic director Michael Bongino.  Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost; James Tamburino

Sarra Sounds Off: Meet CSH lacrosse goalie Maya Soskin On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," an interview with Cold Spring Harbor lacrosse goalie Maya Soskin and athletic director Michael Bongino. 

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