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I expect those who have been tasked to plan for these have come up with what needs to still function in a pandemic.  Just some thoughts:

I got a good laugh out of that.  Weren't those people fired?  I've seen no indications of such a plan despite months of lead time that our government had while this was going crazy in China.

FYI, CDC's budget has actually gone up over the last few years. 
https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/cdc-budget.jpg
https://www.cdc.gov/about/report/cdc-funding.html
One would have thought that after SARS, Swine Flu, and MERS, somebody in the CDC would have prepared for an epidemic and not just waited for one to react.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-...emic-team/

They fired the leadership of the pandemic team.  What plans are still in place is pure speculation until someone shows me the plan.

Also, that chart is not adjusted for inflation. As a general rule, any chart comparing $ values across years not adjusted for inflation should probably be ignored. (Not saying the budget for CDC was cut--just that that chart isn't helpful.)

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I expect those who have been tasked to plan for these have come up with what needs to still function in a pandemic.  Just some thoughts:

I got a good laugh out of that.  Weren't those people fired?  I've seen no indications of such a plan despite months of lead time that our government had while this was going crazy in China.

FYI, CDC's budget has actually gone up over the last few years. 
https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/cdc-budget.jpg
https://www.cdc.gov/about/report/cdc-funding.html
One would have thought that after SARS, Swine Flu, and MERS, somebody in the CDC would have prepared for an epidemic and not just waited for one to react.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-...emic-team/

They fired the leadership of the pandemic team.  What plans are still in place is pure speculation until someone shows me the plan.

Also, that chart is not adjusted for inflation. As a general rule, any chart comparing $ values across years not adjusted for inflation should probably be ignored. (Not saying the budget for CDC was cut--just that that chart isn't helpful.)