COVID gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect preparedness for next pandemic
One in four Republican parents is now skipping or delaying some childhood vaccines for their kids, such as the MMR vaccine ...
Trump’s COVID-era funding clawback hits local health efforts hard
The Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of tens of billions of dollars in grants has state and local health ...
Trump administration to cut $11.4 billion in COVID funding from local health departments
Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.
The COVID pandemic harmed trust in childhood vaccines and public health. What that means for future outbreaks
So far this year, the U.S. has seen more measles cases than any entire year since 2019. Bird flu is raging through poultry ...
Dozens of Utah public health workers laid off as Trump cuts billions in COVID funding
The state and county health departments across Utah are cutting staff, which will mean fewer epidemiologists tracking disease ...
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NY to lose more than $360M for public health amid sweeping federal cuts, Hochul says
New York will lose $27 million for the state Office of Mental Health, $40 million for the Office of Addiction Services and ...
COVID gave Massachusetts a lesson on health equity. These teachings could be wiped under Trump.
The pandemic laid bare inequities that Boston's greatest minds worked hard to address. Five years later, some of these ...
Covid spurred both public health advances and science skepticism
One of the nation’s most outspoken vaccine experts believes the U.S. is already forgetting a critical lesson reinforced ...
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Grief lingers 5 years after COVID-19 arrived in Colorado, killing thousands
Closure — if any such thing exists — is still out of reach for many pandemic survivors. The world has seemingly moved on even ...