Mike Osterholm on how the Trump administration is reshaping public health in America

In a little over three months, federal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its priorities.

The federal health department oversees agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how these changes are affecting public health across the country and in Minnesota.

Guest:

• Michael Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He is an epidemiologist who studies infectious diseases. He is also the author of the New York Times best-seller, “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs”, and '“Living Terrors: What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe.” He has a new book coming out this summer, “The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.” 

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