Wide panic because the funds pay for everything from outbreak response systems to personnel. And at least in some places, would have affected response to the snowstorm. 2/3
But just as abruptly as it was announced, it was reversed, and the pause was over. HHS told me the grants were “temporarily paused” for review. Unclear why exactly the were unpaused suddenly and whether they will be paused again, perhaps after the storm.
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