Former U.S. Ebola Response Coordinator Klain Expresses Concern Over President-Elect Trump’s Potential Reactions To Disease Outbreaks

BuzzFeed News: U.S. Ebola Czar Calls Trump “Badly Misguided” On Diseases
“The incoming president will undoubtedly face another dangerous disease outbreak during his tenure, global health experts agreed, scarred by recent Zika, Ebola, and dengue virus epidemics. But some worry that President-elect Donald Trump’s past statements bode ill for the next big one. ‘I think there’s a lot of reason for concern at this moment,’ Ron Klain, who led the White House Ebola response under President Obama, said on Tuesday at a meeting of global health experts at Georgetown University…” (Subbaraman, 1/10).

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