The Minneapolis wellness department announced on Wednesday that the national COVID-19 immunization funding was withdrawn from around$ 12 billion.
HHS confirmed that the money were mainly used for COVID-19 response measures, including vaccination and testing. According to Reuters, the division began issuing termination notices on Monday, claiming that the crisis has ended and that further expenditure on a “non-existent epidemic” was unnecessary.
Senator Patty Murray reported that the administration revoked approximately$ 1 billion in funding from the CDC and about$ 1 billion from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Washington State alone lost more than$ 160 million in revenue for healthcare, which has the potential to have an impact on over 200 opportunities.
Governor Kathy Hochul of New York announced that various health departments would be facing budget cuts of more than$ 300 million. Massachusetts claimed the funds were going to pay for mental health services and habit treatment, while Illinois reported that Massachusetts had reported withdrawn funding for the prevention of infectious diseases worth 125 million.
The management, which took office on January 20, has taken major cost-cutting methods that have led to program decreases and firm cuts. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a well-known vaccine critic, is now in charge of the health department, whose appointment has sparked concern among health professionals.
Researchers warn that regular HIV infections could reach 2, 000 with a potential threefold increase in related casualties without the repair or replacement of frozen money.
