MedPage Today March 26, 2025
— “The COVID-19 pandemic is over,” HHS said in a statement
Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
“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,” HHS said in a statement.
The statement said the CDCopens in a new tab or window expects to recover the money beginning 30 days after termination notices, which began being sent out on Monday.
Officials said the money was largely used for COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and global projects as well as community health workers...
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