"The proposal cuts funds for preparedness, infectious disease, and chronic conditions."
"Amid an explosive outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China that has killed over 1,000 and sickened over 43,000 worldwide, US President Donald Trump proposed a nearly 19 percent budget cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the agency primarily tasked with preparing for and responding to such outbreaks and other serious health threats.
In the president’s proposed 2021 federal budget released Monday, the administration says that the changes to the CDC’s funding are intended to “re-focus CDC’s core mission on preventing and controlling infectious diseases and other emerging public health issues, such as opioids.”
The proposal reduces and consolidates CDC funding for programs under the “chronic disease prevention and health promotion” category. That includes programs addressing heart disease, cancer, diabetes, tobacco use, stroke, nutrition, physical activity, and arthritis."
Beth Mole reports for Ars Technica February 11, 2020.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump: Heat Will Kill Coronavirus" (The Hill)
"Some Experts Worry as a Germ-Phobic Trump Confronts a Growing Epidemic" (New York Times)
"Trump Claims Coronavirus Will “Miraculously” Go Away by April" (Vanity Fair)
"Coronavirus Poses Risks For Trump In 2020" (The Hill)
"Trump Says He Trusts Xi’s Word on Coronavirus: ‘It’s All Under Control’" (Daily Beast)
"Lawmakers Frustrated With Lack Of Emergency Funds For Coronavirus" (The Hill)
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