Cuts to federal funding cuts forced the Dallas Department of Health and Human Services to lay off 11 staff and 10 temporary workers. Many of the terminated employees worked in immunization outreach.

Federal funding cuts have already forced Dallas County to lay off several health workers, and dozens of community events planned to provide immunizations against diseases have been scrapped.

Dallas County Health and Human Services has canceled 50 immunization events scheduled through the rest of the year as a result of federal funding cuts