Today’s moderator: Tom Sabulis
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Like many areas of government, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faces budget cutbacks. Today, a researcher asserts that the agency should reserve its funding for its core mission — immunizations and food safety, for example — rather than fighting social ills, such as alcohol abuse and tobacco addiction. The CDC responds that it has a broad mission to protect public health.
Today's columnists:
- A broad mission to protect public health by Thomas Frieden
- Budget realities, research prioritization at CDC by Wayne Winegarden
