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> While you're right that the Federal government has the CDC, every single US States has its own infectious disease/health agency[1]. Those appear to be genera

by aazaa 6y ago

> While you're right that the Federal government has the CDC, every single US States has its own infectious disease/health agency[1]. Those appear to be general public heath agencies with names like: "Department of Health Services"; "Medicaid"; and "Department of Health and Environment". I don't see one mention of the word "infectious" to indicate specialty. None appear to be a unit with a mandate along the lines of "Detecting and responding to new and emerging health threats" https://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/mission.htm https://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/mission.htm or "Leading research to understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases" https://www.niaid.nih.gov https://www.niaid.nih.gov > Furthermore, the EU also has its own centralized disease agency[2] "ECDC has approximately 300 staff and commands an annual budget of over €50 million." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Centre_for_Disease_Prevention_and_Control https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Centre_for_Disease_Pr... Compare with: "CDC's budget for fiscal year 2018 is $11.9 billion." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention#Budget_and_operations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_an... Similar population, very different numbers. > By March 23, every single State declared a state of emergency, and 48/50 States closed their schools. I was alluding to steps that might have been taken many years ago. Like, for example, establishing rapid response teams. Like, for example, giving states carte blanche to do their own testing when needed and not be forced to wait around for the CDC to do something. Certainly not reprimanded for taking the initiative.

bhupy 6y ago
> Those appear to be general public heath agencies with names like: "Department of Health Services"; "Medicaid"; and "Department of Health and Environment". I don't see one mention of the word "infectious" to indicate specialty. Lmao what, that’s your argument? That’s just what the states call it. Take, for example, the Minnesota Department of Health. Among other things, its main charter is “disease control and prevention”[1]. This is true across the board. Every single US State has such an agency, whose staff are currently working full time on COVID. “I don’t see one word of the word infections”. Come on, really? THAT’S the best you got? > "ECDC has approximately 300 staff and commands an annual budget of over €50 million." What’s your point? The EU has funded their centralized agency less than the US, so? That doesn’t change the fact that the US has a federalized structure similar to the EU, where the States have a similar level of autonomy as their counterparts in the EU. The US State health agencies fall under the purviews of the State governments, which are wholly independent from the Federal government. > "CDC's budget for fiscal year 2018 is $11.9 billion.” Take this and also compare the budgets to the state government health agencies. The New York CITY Department of Health, whose responsibility includes infectious disease prevention has a budget of $1.6 billion, with 6,000 employees[2]. That’s just for the CITY of New York! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Health [2] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/about-doh.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/about-doh.page

by aazaa 6y ago

bhupy 6y ago

> Those appear to be general public heath agencies with names like: "Department of Health Services"; "Medicaid"; and "Department of Health and Environment". I don't see one mention of the word "infectious" to indicate specialty. Lmao what, that’s your argument? That’s just what the states call it. Take, for example, the Minnesota Department of Health. Among other things, its main charter is “disease control and prevention”[1]. This is true across the board. Every single US State has such an agency, whose staff are currently working full time on COVID. “I don’t see one word of the word infections”. Come on, really? THAT’S the best you got? > "ECDC has approximately 300 staff and commands an annual budget of over €50 million." What’s your point? The EU has funded their centralized agency less than the US, so? That doesn’t change the fact that the US has a federalized structure similar to the EU, where the States have a similar level of autonomy as their counterparts in the EU. The US State health agencies fall under the purviews of the State governments, which are wholly independent from the Federal government. > "CDC's budget for fiscal year 2018 is $11.9 billion.” Take this and also compare the budgets to the state government health agencies. The New York CITY Department of Health, whose responsibility includes infectious disease prevention has a budget of $1.6 billion, with 6,000 employees[2]. That’s just for the CITY of New York! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Department_of_Health [2] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/about-doh.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/about-doh.page