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Senator Maria Cantwell criticized Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing, accusing him of undermining pandemic preparedness by defunding vaccine research and questioning vaccine safety, raising concerns about the US's readiness for future health crises.
The CDC is expected to fully fund the OD2A overdose prevention program after delays caused by budget issues, which had threatened to impact efforts against fentanyl and other drug overdoses. However, several other CDC programs remain under frozen budgets due to broader federal funding restrictions, raising concerns about the overall strategy and impact on public health initiatives.