Hantavirus Response Shows Effects of Trump Cuts

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Hantavirus Response Shows Effects of Trump Cuts

May 7, 2026 at 12:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 29 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/07/hantavirus-response-shows-effects-of-trump-cuts/

New York Times: “To some public health experts, the alarming thing about this situation is not the hantavirus, which they note spreads among people rarely, and only with close contact over a period of time rather than casual interactions.”

“It is that the administration’s sluggish response and lack of communication suggest the United States is ill prepared for a larger health crisis, such as another pandemic.”

More info: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/world/hantavirus-ship-tenerife-outbreak-intl

Still more info:

As the Hanta virus crisis spirals, just remember that RFKJr fired the entire vessel protection group at CDC because he deemed an outbreak on a ship at sea nonsense that did not merit resources. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T20:26:31.475Z

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1. Reminiscent of top CDC personnel being pulled from China in 2018.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/3/23/us-axed-cdc-expert-job-in-china-months-before-outbreak-reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-us-slashed-cdc-staff-inside-china-prior-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21C3NE/