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

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.

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 https://t.co/G2OvBQvaWv

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 https://t.co/XlVPF3BumJ

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 https://t.co/BFnawm32ho

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

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 https://t.co/fVYshG95UO

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 https://t.co/VM71oHU2Zd

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" https://t.co/sX1Rm0dpfC

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." https://t.co/hSi7GKEAB2

CDC urges summer camps to check for measles immunity, as U.S. nears record.

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 https://t.co/QqIL9u1Q26

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 https://t.co/PZRGI8BC7v

CDC purges career officials from oversight of vaccine committee.

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 https://t.co/fyB32AQwTg

@HHSGov had previously told members of Congress and stakeholders, in an "ACIP FAQ" that @SecKennedy would "be appointing scientists, public health experts, and doctors to ensure balanced membership in terms of the points of view represented" https://t.co/m9upyNtdiL

Here's our story on what we know about @SecKennedy's new picks for @CDCgov's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices It caps a monthslong search for replacements. We're told Kennedy and his aides started asking for suggestions early this year https://t.co/PZRGI8BC7v

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.

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 https://t.co/ZKwvSL0NgL