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Staff began their "clap out" protest — where staffers march, hold signs and clap — Thursday just outside the CDC's Atlanta headquarters to support staff who had resigned, according to one staff member at the protest who asked to remain anonymous due to fear of repercussions.
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Federal employees are not allowed to strike/walk out, so this is *not* a walkout but a "clap out" to show support for departing leadership.
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Amid abrupt changes that have left the CDC leaderless, agency staff had been planning a show of respect called a “clap out” Thursday afternoon for the officials who resigned, including Dr. Deb Houry, the chief medical officer; Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, chief of vaccines and respiratory diseases; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and data chief Dr. Jennifer Layden.
CDC leaders who resigned were escorted out of agency | CNN Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger 2025
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