US EditionUS Health Department cancels millions of dollars in grants to American Academy of Pediatrics
The seven canceled grants represented $3 million of $18 million in funding and funded programs for infant death prevention, adolescent health, and autism identification.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a move first reported by The Washington Post.
- After changes to the vaccine panel's membership, the American Academy of Pediatrics boycotted Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meetings in June, while HHS said grants no longer align with its mission.
- The terminated grants supported programs addressing sudden infant death and fetal alcohol syndrome, directly affecting infants, children, youth and families across the United States.
- The academy said it learned this week that the grants had been terminated and is exploring all available options, including legal recourse, after suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several major medical organizations in July.
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