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How might CDC funding cuts negatively impact public health?

A sign stands at an entrance to the main campus of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
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A sign stands at an entrance to the main campus of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

Measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico have created a public health emergency.

The resurgence of this and other infectious diseases comes at a time when the Trump administration is bringing drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

We’re talking about the CDC and how cuts to the organization could endanger public health.

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