Trump Budget Slashes Programs Central For Combatting Diseases Like Novel Coronavirus
Novel Coronavirus:
Cases – More Than 64,000 – Global Death Toll – 1,383
Trump’s Proposal For:
Center On Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Disease – Slashed By $85 Million
Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund – Slashed By $35 Million
Public Health Preparedness Response Program – Slashed By $25 Million
Pandemic Preparedness Programs – Slashed By $10 Million
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Devastating Cuts
Est. Unknown Viral Disease Species In Mammalian And Avian Populations – 1.6 Million
“We should all be asking whether we – the United States and the international community – are doing enough to combat and prepare for this known and escalating threat. It seems obvious that we are not.”
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
Vice Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee
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