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Nearly half of the databases that the CDC used to update — tracking health information like Covid vaccination rates and RSV hospitalizations — have been paused, according to new research.
Dr. Kirk Milhoan suggested some vaccines shouldn't be mandated.
MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal officials have lifted a short pause on more than 100 public health grants worth over $5 billion, allowing states to continue work aimed at strengthening health systems.
Although a federal judge ordered the agencies in February to restore earlier versions of the scrubbed webpages and later ruled the White House order as “void,” 38 of the CDC’s 82 public data records had “unexplained pauses,” as of Oct. 28, the study found.
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