Medical Xpress March 26, 2025
The federal government is clawing back $11.4 billion in COVID funding, a move that could affect local and state public health efforts across the country.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said the money is no longer needed.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago,” the HHS said in a statement.
The money supported COVID testing, vaccines, global health projects and community health worker programs, according to The Associated Press.
It also funded efforts to reduce COVID health disparities in high-risk groups, including minority communities.
Termination notices began going out Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
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