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The Ebola outbreak “is a stress test, and it’s a stress test the world is not doing well at,” @drtomfrieden.bsky.social, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told @bl...
The Ebola outbreak “is a stress test, and it’s a stress test the world is not doing well at,” @drtomfrieden.bsky.social, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told @bloomberg.com this morning.
“I would say so far we’re failing, and that bodes ill for the future.”
“This outbreak is a stress test — and right now, despite recent progress, the world is failing. Ebola could be controlled in months.” www.statnews.com/2026/06/06/e...
Ebola shows world unprepared for next pandemic, ex-US CDC head says
Ebola shows world unprepared for next pandemic, ex-US CDC head says
The world is not “well prepared” for the next pandemic, Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing the current response to the Ebola outbreak and cuts to US public health efforts.
“This Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic, it’s not going to cause a significant risk to large numbers of Americans,” Frieden, the CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, said.
“It’s a stress test, and it’s a stress test the world is not doing well at. I would say so...
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Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said the world is not well prepared for the next pandemic.
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Tom Frieden, the CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, said the current Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic.
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Tom Frieden cited cuts to US public health efforts as a reason for the world’s lack of preparedness for the next pandemic.
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“I would say so far we’re failing, and that bodes ill for the future.”
→ Tom Frieden said the world is failing in its response to the Ebola outbreak and that this is a bad sign for the future.
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“This Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic, it’s not going to cause a significant risk to large numbers of Americans,”
→ Tom Frieden said the current Ebola outbreak will not cause a pandemic or pose a significant risk to large numbers of Americans.