Blood specimen collection tubes are seen in the laboratory of Bellville Medical Center, in Bellville, Texas, September 1, 2021. (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images). CDC awards Palantir consolidated disease surveillance contract worth $443M Public health infrastructure the tech company deployed at the height of the pandemic is being scaled for generalize response to diseases like Monkeypox. Dec 7, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir