Limited government not only keeps government within its proper scope, it avoids mission creep and ensures that critical tasks get done well. Governments generally under-prepare for rare events like disasters and pandemics. This makes an agency focusing exclusively on communicable diseases invaluable.
After the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, we should seriously consider replacing the CDC with an agency focused exclusively on infectious diseases. Other CDC functions (like collecting vital statistics) can be moved elsewhere within the Department of Health and Human Services. We need an approach to ensure preparedness for the next pandemic.
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