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Utah public health workers laid off as Trump cuts billions in COVID funding

The state and county health departments across Utah are cutting staff, which will mean fewer epidemiologists tracking disease and community workers connecting residents to care.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County Health Department has laid off staff after the Trump administration's decision to claw back $11.4 billion in COVID-related funding to state and local health departments nationwide.