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Slashed Federal Funding Cancels Vaccine Clinics Amid Measles Surge

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In Pima County, Arizona, officials learned that one of its vaccination programs would have to end early because the federal government took away its remaining $1 million in grant money. The programs are held at community organizations, during fairs and other events, or inside buses turned into mobile health clinics.

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Slashed federal funding cancels vaccine clinics amid measles surge

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Pima County cancels 20 events with Covid, flu vaccines In Pima County, Arizona, officials learned that one of its vaccination programs would have to end early because the federal government took away its remaining $1 million in grant money. Canceling vaccine-related grants has an impact beyond immunization rates, Cullen said.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Creating Chaos at HHS

KFF Health News

The courtesy hearing at the Senate HELP [Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions] Committee is tentatively scheduled for the next day only the Finance Committee actually votes on this nomination. He’ll have to divest from any case that involves United States government directly or these vaccine programs directly.