The U.S. would need to do a better job of responding to the outbreak 'in a coordinated way' rather than facing challenges with disparate responses, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers.
If another pandemic were to emerge in the U.S., the nation would need a better coordinated response and greater funding for public health on the local and federal level to respond accordingly, top U.S. health officials told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Dr. Robert Redfield said the U.S. has underinvested in the "core capabilities of public health" for decades and must be over prepared, not under prepared. The U.S. is now reporting nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases every day — almost double from about 22,800 in mid-May — driven largely by outbreaks in a number of states across the South and West.
Moving forward, Fauci added that he would like to "cement in our minds" that outbreaks can happen and, when they do, officials must deal with them in a "very aggressive, proactive way."
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