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“Putting Americans at Risk:” Fmr. CDC Dir. on RFK Jr.’s Public Health Cuts

Season 2025 Episode 7202 | 17m 57s

The US is facing one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, which last week claimed the life of a second child. This comes as the Trump admin. slashes thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in grants to local authorities. Tom Frieden led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for over a decade. He warns Hari Sreenivasan that these cuts threaten lives in America and around the world.

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