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Warren offers infectious-disease plan amid China outbreak
The Associated Press ^ | January 28, 2020 | By WILL WEISSERT

Posted on 01/28/2020 7:25:56 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has announced a plan to prevent, contain and treat infectious diseases as a new viral illness spreads in China.

The Massachusetts senator on Tuesday unveiled a plan that includes fully funding the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic prevention and response programs. The agency has faced stiff budget cuts under President Donald Trump, including to emergency funds and global health programs that were established following West Africa’s Ebola epidemic in 2014.

“Like so much else, Trump’s approach to keeping us safe from disease outbreaks is a mess,” Warren wrote in an online post announcing the plan. “But when he’s gone, we can fix it.”

Warren’s proposal comes as the coronavirus has killed more than 100 people in China and the city at the center of the crisis, Wuhan, remains on lockdown.

Warren blamed the Trump administration for proposing “billions in cuts to the agencies responsible for fighting and preventing pandemics, a devastating blow that would put lives at risk.” Not all of those reductions have been approved by Congress, though.

She also promised to push the CDC to develop vaccines against infectious diseases, including a universal immunization against the flu. But it is the National Institutes of Health that has already made a priority of developing a better flu vaccine.

Warren said she can mitigate the spread of disease by fighting climate change and moving the U.S. to a universal, government-funded health system under the “Medicare for All” program. She also wants to increase NIH funding by $100 billion.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
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1 posted on 01/28/2020 7:25:56 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Still pissed off about the smallpox blankets I guess.


2 posted on 01/28/2020 7:27:08 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

She hasn’t worked out the details of what she would do, but it will cost $6T.


3 posted on 01/28/2020 7:29:49 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

You win the thread.

Second post!


4 posted on 01/28/2020 7:29:54 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fight climate change!


5 posted on 01/28/2020 7:30:42 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fight climate change!


6 posted on 01/28/2020 7:30:42 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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She also promised to push the CDC to develop vaccines against infectious diseases, including a universal immunization against the flu.

Wow, like what are they doing now?...............

7 posted on 01/28/2020 7:30:55 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Warren said she can mitigate the spread of disease by fighting climate change and moving the U.S. to a universal, government-funded health system under the “Medicare for All” program.”

Oh...puhlease


8 posted on 01/28/2020 7:31:12 AM PST by goodnesswins (Want to know your family genealogy? Run for political office...")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“I will throw more money after each hot button issue until the printing presses overheat and melt down.”


9 posted on 01/28/2020 7:31:14 AM PST by BipolarBob (Just imagine the /s after everything I post and we'll all be happier.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“She hasn’t worked out the details of what she would do, but it will cost $6T.”

For handy wipes too... the insanity continues.


10 posted on 01/28/2020 7:32:40 AM PST by Nuke From Orbit
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh. Money is the answer. Do tell, what amount will cure this disease, O, wise one?


11 posted on 01/28/2020 7:33:23 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just go ahead an make her president, it'll be fine.

12 posted on 01/28/2020 7:33:25 AM PST by chris37 (Retire Nancy!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did she suggest banning all travel from the area of the Disease origin? That would be a start...


13 posted on 01/28/2020 7:34:44 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Red Badger
Wow, like what are they doing now?

They seem to be pretty skilled at putting up kick-ass office buildings. Disease control - not so much. It's probably racist or sexist to question their spending or operating priorities somehow.
14 posted on 01/28/2020 7:36:17 AM PST by chrisser
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Help us Hillary Clinton, you're our only hope.

15 posted on 01/28/2020 7:36:33 AM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

She doesn’t have a ceremonial dance to cure the affected?


16 posted on 01/28/2020 7:37:30 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just drink firewater, that’s the cure.


17 posted on 01/28/2020 7:37:37 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: chris37

What a Tard!


18 posted on 01/28/2020 7:37:48 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

She’s a radiant moron unlike anything I’ve ever seen.

The fact that she has eve one supporter does not bode well for the species.


19 posted on 01/28/2020 7:39:04 AM PST by chris37 (Retire Nancy!)
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To: chrisser
I guess it never occurred to her that CLOSING THE DAMNED BORDERS WOULD WORK!............. 😷
20 posted on 01/28/2020 7:39:47 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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