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Dick Durbin: Many Americans think of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a reactive agency that works to contain…

On the recordMay 6, 2014
Many Americans think of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a reactive agency that works to contain and manage viral epidemics and other public health threats--and it does--but the agency also conducts important proactive research work.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes CDC's proactive role in health research beyond just managing epidemics.

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