Budget Cuts and Staffing Shortages: How U.S. Disease Preparedness Faces New Challenges
Public health officials across the United States are raising alarms as recent outbreaks, including hantavirus, underscore a growing vulnerability in the nation’s ability to respond to infectious diseases. Following years of budget reductions and significant personnel attrition within key federal health agencies during the Trump administration, experts argue that the country’s frontline defense against pathogens…