CDC To Pull Back $11B In COVID-19 Funding Allocated To State Health Departments, International Recipients

NBC News (3/25, Zadrozny) reports HHS announced Tuesday that the CDC will pull back “$11.4 billion in funds allocated in response to the pandemic to state and community health departments, nongovernment organizations and international recipients.” The funds “were largely being used for Covid testing, vaccination, community health workers and initiatives to address Covid health disparities among high-risk and underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communities, as well as global Covid projects, according to talking points CDC leadership emailed to agency departments Tuesday.”