The Chicago Department of Public Health announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has cut some of its COVID-related grants this week. This comes as the federal government cut $11.4 billion in COVID-related grants, which were partly used for testing, virus research, and community health jobs.

The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday the Trump administration has canceled roughly $117 million in COVID-era grants.

The loss of $125 million in previously awarded grant funds will mean the Chicago Department of Public Health will no longer have the resources to monitor and respond quickly to outbreaks of diseases like measles and influenza in schools and other local facilities,

Due to budget cuts by the Trump Administration, Mayor Freddie O'Connell says this will impact how local health leaders handle things like cases of measles.

The latest departures from the CDC mean close to a third of the agency's top management is leaving or left recently.

Gov. Maura Healey lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday over his administration’s attempt to cancel more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related grants across the country, of which