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Slashed Federal Funding Cancels Vaccine Clinics Amid Measles Surge

KFF Health News

billion in covid-related funds for state and local health departments in late March. surgeon general Jerome Adams told KFF Health News. . surgeon general Jerome Adams told KFF Health News. More than 500 cases of measles so far in a Texas outbreak have led to 57 hospitalizations and the deaths of two school-age children.

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Slashed federal funding cancels vaccine clinics amid measles surge

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. billion in Covid-related funds for state and local health departments in late March. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told KFF Health News. More than a dozen vaccination clinics were canceled in Pima County, Arizona.

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Murkowski, Collins expressed concerns prior to White House pulling Weldon nomination

The Hill

Murkowski relayed her concerns about Weldon directly to the White House, while Collins made an offhand remark about the nominee to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Asked if she had concerns about Weldon heading a leading public health agency, Murkowski replied, Yes, I did, and I shared those. Kennedy Jr.,