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Originally Posted by Nell57
Google Politifact.....
Feb 28, 2020 · Says of President Donald Trump's actions on the coronavirus:
No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago.
No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”.
Add to that the fact that up until now we were dependent on China to supply the testing reagent. We are scrambling to get it manufactured here.
All 50 states have the same shortage.
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From what I've read the "team" was merged with another part of the NSA. With the merger top administrators were no longer needed. (My question is why didn't the wizz-bang pandemic team not replenish our ventilator supply after it was depleted after the last flu outbreak?) As to CDC funding that is completely untrue. While Trump's proposed budget has less funding for the CDC the budget as adopted by Congress had no cuts. But hey, believe what YOU want to.