Over $1 Billion in Health Grants at Risk for California | SoCal Matters | PBS SoCal

California could lose over $1 billion in pandemic-era federal health grants, jeopardizing efforts to combat flu, overdoses, STIs, and more. Local and state agencies used the funds to improve labs, outbreak tracking, and vaccination outreach. A federal court has temporarily blocked the cuts — but uncertainty remains.

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Neil Chase
Tamara Gould
Angela Boisvert

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Robert Meeks
Mia Henry
Colin Taylor

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Kristen Hwang

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Robert Meeks
Anthony Bibian

CALMATTERS EDITOR IN CHIEF
Kristen Go

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Robert McDonnell

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Israel Mendez

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