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Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the CDC on Friday. cbsn.ws/44GCApT

The Department of Health and Human Services has asked some laid-off staff if they could return to work temporarily, as the department grapples with a backlog of grants that has swelled to more than a billion dollars in the wake of hurdles set up by DOGE. cbsn.ws/3IpgYqv

The @CDCgov now estimates that COVID-19 cases are likely growing in half of states, as this year's summer wave now looks to be getting underway It comes as health authorities are tracking elevated trends of another respiratory germ, Parvovirus B19 cbsnews.com/news/covid-cas…

The backlog of delayed grants at @HHSGov has swelled to more than a billion dollars, in wake of DOGE reviews that stalled process Now we're told @ACFHHS is bringing some laid-off staff back temporarily, as officials try to rush awards out door in time cbsnews.com/news/hhs-facin…

Why did @CDCgov take down its evidence review debunking fears thimerosal was causing autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders? @RWMaloneMD told ACIP today its publication had not been authorized by @SecKennedy w/ @SaraMoniuszko cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-va…

NEW: The CDC's vaccine safety office is hiring the former head of an anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr., officials say. cbsn.ws/4epyKpw

The former president of @ChildrensHD, Lyn Redwood, isn't just presenting at tomorrow's ACIP about thimerosal We're told that @CDCgov is also going to hire Redwood to work in the agency's Immunization Safety Office cbsnews.com/news/cdc-vacci…

The @CDCgov tells us 36 cases (3%) of measles so far this year had been vaccinated with ≥2 doses before they were exposed None of cases hospitalized and 83% ages 20 and older In TX, we heard Monday all cases in children 8 and younger, none were seniors cbsnews.com/news/measles-c…

Yesterday's ruling striking down @NIH cuts to research funding linked to topics like diversity, gender and vaccine hesitancy could be blocked @HHSGov tells us they are "exploring all legal options, including filing an appeal and moving to stay the order" cbsnews.com/news/trump-nih…

Dr. Fiona Havers, head of RESP-NET hospitalization data, resigned from @CDCgov today "I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions." cbsnews.com/news/fiona-hav…

CDC urges summer camps to check for measles immunity, as U.S. nears record. cbsn.ws/3FYim2p

The @CDCgov has released new measles guidance for summer camps, urging to check for measles immunity in campers and staff, stockpiling face masks It comes as we're now less than a hundred cases from setting a record, marking worst year since 20th century cbsnews.com/news/cdc-urges…

We've updated our story with more details about @SecKennedy's picks to be @CDCgov's vaccine advisers For example, @GWtweets told us Dr Michael A Ross hasn't been a professor there since 2017. @VCU says he was an "affiliate faculty member" until 2021 cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-cd…

CDC purges career officials from oversight of vaccine committee. cbsn.ws/4jJ6AXp

Beyond @SecKennedy replacing members of @CDCgov's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices We're told Dr. Melinda Wharton and other career agency officials are now purged from roles overseeing committee's vetting, agenda, and planning cbsnews.com/news/cdc-purge…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is removing every member of a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations. cbsn.ws/3HtvwoJ

This evening, a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices told us they received "formal notice of your immediate termination" "This is horrifying," a @CDCgov official said of @SecKennedy's move cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-re…