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So, it's NOT true to say 'one of things we accidentally cancelled very briefly was Ebola prevention' and that it was quickly restored...
Because you've hobbled or directly dismantled the response structures needed to end Ebola outbreaks abroad and protect us here in the U.S.
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You know who does 'Ebola prevention' here in the U.S.?
The CDC.
Hundreds of these frontline experts lost their jobs last week as part of indiscriminate 'cost saving' firings. More cuts are expected.
USAID has long supported Ebola response efforts overseas. Not no more.
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I've been told by a colleague that Uganda tried calling the White House to notify them of the outbreak for 2 days...but no one answered the phone.
Two months ago we had amazing experts working on global health security there.
Now there appears to be no one to pick up a phone.
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And normally the U.S. would've helped set up border screening and other measures on the ground.
But this time, we didn't.
Normally, we would've spoke with the WHO about helping end the outbreak.
But this time, we didn't.
Because CDC staff weren't even allowed to talk to them.
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On January 29, Uganda reported an Ebola outbreak.
Normally the U.S. would've very quickly sent one of our Ebola experts to help the response.
But this time, we didn't.
Because we couldn't.
Because this administration wouldn't let them go right when this outbreak was declared.
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FWIW the privatized version of Medicare/Medicaid, “Medicare Advantage,” already costs an average of $2K more per person per yr. Privatization will not save money short or long term.
Even right wing think tanks estimate that expanding CMS (“Medicare for All”) would save hundreds of billions per yr.
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The biggest problem the FDA had until this administration was that it had been defanged by corporate interests. These moves will not only take the fangs but put it down.
He and his friends stand to profit while Americans stand to be harmed. He’s still just the same grifting liar he has always been.
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first of all, absolutely insulting to whine about cancer and asthma rates while rolling back regulations on air and water pollution and encouraging more extraction/refining/burning of fossil fuels - which we absolutely know contribute to chronic disease based on already-existing science