Five years after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a trend, public health experts say that despite some profits, the United States has not completely prepared other public health disasters.
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And President Donald Trump’s major health advisors were almost critical and critical critical of the BIDEN administration’s response to infectious diseases. In some cases, he is a vaccine skepticist.
In the first week of the Trump administration, the health and human service department of Robert F. Kennedy JR. had a sound change, including a sound change to the health agency, including the dismissal of the employee, or providing a purchase to fight the employees of the employees.
Two major vaccine panels and food pharmacies in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center were suddenly canceled. National Institute of Health Reported Reduce subsidies related to MRNA vaccines and vaccine hesitation.
In response to the ongoing measles, Kennedy said that the vaccination decision was “individual.” In the interview Kennedy insisted that if people are healthy on Monday, it is almost impossible to die with infectious diseases. He also Appeared Connect measles for diseases such as COD liver oil to nutrition and famous treatment.
Kennedy said, “What we need is a good science for all of these things, so people can make a reasonable choice.
Future of epidemic law
Congress also did not do its best to prepare for other infectious diseases.
Many provisions on the main provisions of the law compared to the infectious diseases known as the epidemic and the preparation of the year in September 2023. Members of the National Assembly have obtained re -approval for the early draft of the most recent end -of -end stop gap spending, but the draft was made in 11 hours.
In 2006, the Fanding Preparedness Act responded to the 9/11 attack in 2001 and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. It was approved again in 2013 and changed every time in 2019.
Some of the provisions generally included in the infectious disease law were attached to the 2023 Fiscal Budget Act, which established the White House in preparation for infectious diseases and the response policy. The 2024 fiscal year spending extended some measures by the end of last year.
However, the authorities included in the legal diseases have a certain sunset date. Among them Includes the authority to temporarily re -allocate certain states and local people during the National Advisory Committee for public health emergencies and risks.
Last week, the Senate Democratic Party distributed a wide range of health care packages last year, including the approval of the epidemic law, to quickly track the passages of the bill.
The infectious disease law was not included in potential legislative vehicles. Continuous resolution to continue to maintain the government that the government is voting this week.
View from experts
Public health experts said the United States has improved data sharing after the infectious disease. The public’s perception of infectious diseases is greater than before Covid-19.
But in a different way, the state has not yet learned some major lessons from the epidemic, they say.
“Unfortunately, we look at the current bird flu and measles, and we seem to continue the same mistake repeatedly.
ADAMS criticized the decision to cancel the FDA’s vaccine advisory panel meeting to choose the flu in the fall and winter vaccine rollout.
“By side up this process, we have a risk of a difference in preparation, which can result in serious results when a public health emergency occurs.”
He also said that the threat of antibacterial resistance is one of the most urgent and undervalued threats faced by this country. He said that as people use more antibiotics, they can increase the risk of creating superbugs that are resistant to treatment, leading to the next infectious diseases.
Jeffrey Kerby, chairman of the US Surgery Trauma Committee, said the country learned how to design a system that best suits public health institutions in the jurisdiction.
In addition to infectious diseases, he said he needed to prepare other mass population cases, such as natural disasters and military battle.
He said he wanted to focus on maintaining resources. Medical operation adjustment centerThe entities developed during the covid-19 pandemic will help to adjust the response of the jurisdiction.
“We need elasticity to be able to handle this with the limited bed capacity we have in the US medical system.”
He wants the center to be maintained even if there is no existing emergency, so the system is prepared if a disaster occurs.
“Daily adjustment of sensitive treatment in time makes the engine of disaster response warm and run.”
Chrisie Juliano, a non -profit organization, focusing on public health policies in urban areas, said that the data infrastructure of the country is ready to handle another health threat compared to five years ago.
She pointed out the CDC’s public health infrastructure subsidies, which provided a flexible fund for state and local health departments to invest in public health programs.
But she said that public health institutions are especially faced with wrong information and information on the vaccine. She said she was watching the country played in a smaller scale as the measles in progress occurred.
Juliano said, “On the other hand, we have caused real investment and actual change, where the entire system can respond better. “On the other hand, government public health, etc., has lost public trust.”
Juliano said that the recent federal funds and foaming of infectious diseases are worried about her.
She is considering whether lawmakers will approve legislation this time Program for public health emergency Priority.
“Protecting public health and protecting emergencies do not re -approve the bill with a major purpose,” she said.
