US EditionTrump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak
- The East Central District Health Department's $370,000 grant was canceled, impacting lead cleanup efforts, according to Molly Pofahl, the department's chief public health officer.
- Nearly $100 million in federal funding is being reclaimed from Nebraska, as noted by a representative from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- The cancellation affects health departments' ability to respond to infectious diseases, with losses over $600,000 in Lincoln-Lancaster County alone, as stated by Michele Bever, executive director of the South Heartland District Health Department.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, warns that funding cuts are causing a resurgence of diseases like measles and threaten vaccination efforts.
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Vanishing $100 Million: Nebraska health officials decry federal cuts - Flatwater Free Press
Molly Pofahl had big plans for the $370,000 in federal money awarded to the East Central District Health Department in March. They would use the money to provide cleanup for homes with high lead levels in Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties, said Pofahl, the department’s chief public health officer. They could make it easier for people living in the district’s rural areas to get vaccinated. She planned to get training for her staff to bett…
Bibb: Cleveland’s progress threatened by Trump’s policies, ‘These cuts have real economic consequences’
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