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-===== Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ======+====== Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ======
  
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 +The **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)** is an agency of the federal government of the [[United States]]. It operates within the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS).
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 +  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention|Wikipedia]]
 +  * [[https://wikispooks.com/wiki/CDC|Wikispooks]]
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 ====About==== ====About====
  
-The CDC is one piece of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] public health empire. +The CDC is one piece of the [[:Rockefeller Foundation]] public health empire. 
  
-In 1904 Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Institute had founded the major laboratory at [[Cold Spring Harbor]], the Eugenics Record Office on wealthy Long Island, outside New York City, where millions of index cards on the bloodlines of ordinary Americans were gathered, to plan the possible removal of entire bloodlines deemed inferior. +In 1904 Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Institute had founded the major laboratory at [[:Cold Spring Harbor]], the [[:Eugenics Record Office]] on wealthy Long Island, outside New York City, where millions of index cards on the bloodlines of ordinary Americans were gathered, to plan the possible removal of entire bloodlines deemed inferior. 
  
-The land for the institute was donated by railroad magnate, [[E. H. Harriman]], a firm supporter of eugenics. This was [[eugenics]], American elite style. Naturally, if the ideal was tall, blond, blue-eyed Nordic types, that meant dark-skinned Asians, Indians, Blacks, Hispanics and others, including the sick and retarded, were deemed inferior to the eugenics goal of "best of breed."+The land for the institute was donated by railroad magnate, [[:E. H. Harriman]], a firm supporter of eugenics. This was [[:eugenics]], American elite style. Naturally, if the ideal was tall, blond, blue-eyed Nordic types, that meant dark-skinned Asians, Indians, Blacks, Hispanics and others, including the sick and retarded, were deemed inferior to the [[:eugenics]] goal of "best of breed."
  
 One of the largest and most significant financial contributors for various eugenics projects soon became the Rockefeller Foundation. It poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into various eugenics and population projects, from the American Eugenics Society to Cold Spring Harbor, to the American Breeder's Association. One of the largest and most significant financial contributors for various eugenics projects soon became the Rockefeller Foundation. It poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into various eugenics and population projects, from the American Eugenics Society to Cold Spring Harbor, to the American Breeder's Association.
  
-The Rockefeller Plan - excerpted from the book [[Seeds of Destruction]] +The Rockefeller Plan - excerpted from the book [[:Seeds of Destruction]] 
-The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation by [[F. William Engdahl]] - Global Research, 2007 ((https://web.archive.org/web/20111226215928/https://thirdworldtraveler.com/Engdahl_F_William/Rockefeller_Plan_SOD.html))+The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation by [[:F. William Engdahl]] - Global Research, 2007 ((https://web.archive.org/web/20111226215928/https://thirdworldtraveler.com/Engdahl_F_William/Rockefeller_Plan_SOD.html))
  
  
  
-**May 14, 1913***, New York Governor William Sulzer approved the charter for the foundation. That year, Rockefeller Foundation was endowed with installments totaling approximately $250 million dollars. RF's International Health Division expanded the work of the Sanitary Commission worldwide and established a pattern for modern public health services. The Rockefeller Foundation built and endowed the world's first School of Hygiene and Public Health at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and spent another 25 million on institutions in the U.S. and 21 other countries. +**May 14, 1913***, New York Governor William Sulzer approved the charter for the foundation. That year, Rockefeller Foundation was endowed with installments totaling approximately $250 million dollars. RF's International Health Division expanded the work of the Sanitary Commission worldwide and established a pattern for modern public health services. The Rockefeller Foundation built and endowed the world's first School of Hygiene and Public Health at [[Johns Hopkins]] University and spent another 25 million on institutions in the U.S. and 21 other countries. 
  
 ==== Changing the Way US Deaths Are Reported ===== ==== Changing the Way US Deaths Are Reported =====
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 **1968** Concern raised about ethics of study by Peter Buxtun and others. **1968** Concern raised about ethics of study by Peter Buxtun and others.
  
-**1969** CDC reaffirms need for study and gains local medical societies' support [[AMA]] and [[NMA]] chapters officially support continuation of study).+**1969** CDC reaffirms need for study and gains local medical societies' support [[:AMA]] and [[:NMA]] chapters officially support continuation of study).
  
 **1972** First news articles condemn studies. **1972** First news articles condemn studies.
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-U.S. Commission on CIA Activities within the United States Records+U.S. Commission on [[:CIA]] Activities within the United States Records
 A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
 SANITIZED COPY - Manuscript Division, Library of Congress ((https://web.archive.org/web/20151030225800/http://rs5.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2011/ms011054.pdf)) SANITIZED COPY - Manuscript Division, Library of Congress ((https://web.archive.org/web/20151030225800/http://rs5.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2011/ms011054.pdf))
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 **1935** The Pellagra Incident. After millions of individuals die from Pellagra over a span of two decades, the U.S. Public Health Service finally acts to stem the disease. The director of the agency admits it had known for at least 20 years that Pellagra is caused by a niacin deficiency but failed to act since most of the deaths occured within poverty-striken black populations. **1935** The Pellagra Incident. After millions of individuals die from Pellagra over a span of two decades, the U.S. Public Health Service finally acts to stem the disease. The director of the agency admits it had known for at least 20 years that Pellagra is caused by a niacin deficiency but failed to act since most of the deaths occured within poverty-striken black populations.
  
-**1940** Four hundred prisoners in Chicago are infected with Malaria in order to study the effects of new and experimental drugs to combat the disease. [[Nazi doctors]] later on trial at [[Nuremberg]] cite this American study to defend their own actions during the Holocaust.+**1940** Four hundred prisoners in Chicago are infected with Malaria in order to study the effects of new and experimental drugs to combat the disease. [[:Nazi doctors]] later on trial at [[:Nuremberg]] cite this American study to defend their own actions during the Holocaust.
  
 **1942** Chemical Warfare Services begins mustard gas experiments on approximately 4,000 servicemen. The experiments continue until 1945 and made use of Seventh Day Adventists who chose to become human guinea pigs rather than serve on active duty. **1942** Chemical Warfare Services begins mustard gas experiments on approximately 4,000 servicemen. The experiments continue until 1945 and made use of Seventh Day Adventists who chose to become human guinea pigs rather than serve on active duty.
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 **1944** U.S. Navy uses human subjects to test gas masks and clothing. Individuals were locked in a gas chamber and exposed to mustard gas and lewisite. **1944** U.S. Navy uses human subjects to test gas masks and clothing. Individuals were locked in a gas chamber and exposed to mustard gas and lewisite.
  
-**1945** [[Operation Paperclip]] is initiated. The U.S. State Department, Army intelligence, and the CIA ***recruit Nazi scientists*** and offer them immunity and secret identities in exchange for work on top secret government projects in the United States.+**1945** [[:Operation Paperclip]] is initiated. The U.S. State Department, Army intelligence, and the CIA ***recruit Nazi scientists*** and offer them immunity and secret identities in exchange for work on top secret government projects in the United States.
  
-**1945** [[Program F]] is implemented by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). This is the most extensive U.S. study of the health effects of [[fluoride]], which was the key chemical component in atomic bomb production. One of the most toxic chemicals known to man, fluoride, it is found, causes marked adverse effects to the central nervous system but much of the information is squelched in the name of national security because of fear that lawsuits would undermine full-scale production of atomic bombs.+**1945** [[:Program F]] is implemented by the U.S. [[:Atomic Energy Commission]] (AEC). This is the most extensive U.S. study of the health effects of [[fluoride]], which was the key chemical component in atomic bomb production. One of the most toxic chemicals known to man, fluoride, it is found, causes marked adverse effects to the central nervous system but much of the information is squelched in the name of national security because of fear that lawsuits would undermine full-scale production of atomic bombs.
  
 ***1946***  Patients in VA hospitals are used as guinea pigs for medical experiments. In order to allay suspicions, the order is given to change the word "experiments" to "investigations" or "observations" whenever reporting a medical study performed in one of the nation's veteran's hospitals. ***1946***  Patients in VA hospitals are used as guinea pigs for medical experiments. In order to allay suspicions, the order is given to change the word "experiments" to "investigations" or "observations" whenever reporting a medical study performed in one of the nation's veteran's hospitals.
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 ***1947*** Colonel E.E. Kirkpatrick of the U.S. Atomic Energy Comission issues a secret document (Document 07075001, January 8, 1947) stating that the agency will begin administering intravenous doses of radioactive substances to human subjects. ***1947*** Colonel E.E. Kirkpatrick of the U.S. Atomic Energy Comission issues a secret document (Document 07075001, January 8, 1947) stating that the agency will begin administering intravenous doses of radioactive substances to human subjects.
  
-***1947*** The [[CIA]] begins its study of LSD as a potential weapon for use by American intelligence. Human subjects (both civilian and military) are used with and without their knowledge.+***1947*** The [[:CIA]] begins its study of LSD as a potential weapon for use by American intelligence. [[:Human subjects]] (both civilian and military) are used with and without their knowledge.
  
 **1950** Department of Defense begins plans to detonate nuclear weapons in desert areas and monitor downwind residents for medical problems and mortality rates. **1950** Department of Defense begins plans to detonate nuclear weapons in desert areas and monitor downwind residents for medical problems and mortality rates.
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 **1955** The CIA, in an experiment to test its ability to infect human populations with biological agents, releases a bacteria withdrawn from the Army's [[biological warfare]] arsenal over Tampa Bay, Fl. **1955** The CIA, in an experiment to test its ability to infect human populations with biological agents, releases a bacteria withdrawn from the Army's [[biological warfare]] arsenal over Tampa Bay, Fl.
  
-**1955** Army Chemical Corps continues LSD research, studying its potential use as a chemical incapacitating agent. More than 1,000 Americans participate in the tests, which continue until 1958.+**1955** [[:Army Chemical Corps]] continues LSD research, studying its potential use as a chemical incapacitating agent. More than 1,000 Americans participate in the tests, which continue until 1958.
  
 **1956** U.S. military releases mosquitoes infected with [[Yellow Fever]] over Savannah, Ga and Avon Park, Fl. Following each test, Army agents posing as public health officials test victims for effects. **1956** U.S. military releases mosquitoes infected with [[Yellow Fever]] over Savannah, Ga and Avon Park, Fl. Following each test, Army agents posing as public health officials test victims for effects.
  
-**1958** LSD is tested on 95 volunteers at the Army's [[Chemical Warfare Laboratories]] for its effect on intelligence.+**1958** LSD is tested on 95 volunteers at the Army's [[:Chemical Warfare Laboratories]] for its effect on intelligence.
  
 **1960** The Army Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) authorizes field testing of LSD in Europe and the Far East. Testing of the european population is code named [[Project THIRD CHANCE]] testing of the Asian population is code named [[Project DERBY HAT]]. **1960** The Army Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) authorizes field testing of LSD in Europe and the Far East. Testing of the european population is code named [[Project THIRD CHANCE]] testing of the Asian population is code named [[Project DERBY HAT]].
  
-**1965** CIA and Department of Defense begin [[Project MKSEARCH]], a program to develop a capability to manipulate human behavior through the use of mind-altering drugs.+**1965** CIA and Department of Defense begin [[:Project MKSEARCH]], a program to develop a capability to manipulate human behavior through the use of mind-altering drugs.
  
 **1965** Prisoners at the Holmesburg State Prison in Philadelphia are subjected to dioxin, the highly toxic chemical component of [[Agent Orange]] used in Viet Nam. The men are later studied for development of cancer, which indicates that Agent Orange had been a suspected carcinogen all along. **1965** Prisoners at the Holmesburg State Prison in Philadelphia are subjected to dioxin, the highly toxic chemical component of [[Agent Orange]] used in Viet Nam. The men are later studied for development of cancer, which indicates that Agent Orange had been a suspected carcinogen all along.
  
-**1966** CIA initiates [[Project MKOFTEN]], a program to test the toxicological effects of certain drugs on humans and animals.+**1966** CIA initiates [[:Project MKOFTEN]], a program to test the toxicological effects of certain drugs on humans and animals.
  
 **1966** U.S. Army dispenses Bacillus subtilis variant niger throughout the **New York City subway** system. More than a million civilians are exposed when army scientists drop light bulbs filled with the bacteria onto ventilation grates. **1966** U.S. Army dispenses Bacillus subtilis variant niger throughout the **New York City subway** system. More than a million civilians are exposed when army scientists drop light bulbs filled with the bacteria onto ventilation grates.
  
-**1967** CIA and Department of Defense implement [[Project MKNAOMI]], successor to MKULTRA and designed to maintain, stockpile and test [[biological and chemical weapons]].+**1967** CIA and Department of Defense implement [[:Project MKNAOMI]], successor to MKULTRA and designed to maintain, stockpile and test [[biological and chemical weapons]].
  
 **1968** CIA experiments with the possibility of poisoning drinking water by injecting chemicals into the water supply of the [[FDA]] in Washington, D.C. **1968** CIA experiments with the possibility of poisoning drinking water by injecting chemicals into the water supply of the [[FDA]] in Washington, D.C.
  
-**1969** Dr. Robert MacMahan of the Department of Defense requests from congress $10 million to develop, within 5 to 10 years, a [[synthetic biological agent]] to which no natural immunity exists.+**1969** Dr. Robert MacMahan of the Department of Defense requests from congress $10 million to develop, within 5 to 10 years, a [[:synthetic biological agent]] to which no natural immunity exists.
  
-**1970** Funding for the synthetic biological agent is obtained under H.R. 15090. The project, under the supervision of the CIA, is carried out by the [[Special Operations Division at Fort Detrick]], the army's top secret [[biological weapons]] facility. Speculation is raised that molecular biology techniques are used to produce ***AIDS-like retroviruses***.+**1970** Funding for the synthetic biological agent is obtained under H.R. 15090. The project, under the supervision of the CIA, is carried out by the [[:Special Operations Division at Fort Detrick]], the army's top secret [[:biological weapons]] facility. Speculation is raised that molecular biology techniques are used to produce ***AIDS-like retroviruses***.
  
 **1970** United States intensifies its development of **ethnic weapons** (Military Review, Nov., 1970), designed to selectively target and eliminate specific ethnic groups who are susceptible due to genetic differences and variations in [[DNA]]. **1970** United States intensifies its development of **ethnic weapons** (Military Review, Nov., 1970), designed to selectively target and eliminate specific ethnic groups who are susceptible due to genetic differences and variations in [[DNA]].
  
-**1975** The virus section of Fort Detrick's Center for [[Biological Warfare Research]] is ***renamed the Fredrick [[Cancer Research]] Facilities*** and placed under the supervision of the [[National Cancer Institute]] (NCI) . It is here that a special virus cancer program is initiated by the U.S. Navy, purportedly to develop cancer-causing viruses. It is also here that [[retrovirologists]] isolate a virus to which no immunity exists. It is later named HTLV [[Human T-cell Leukemia Virus]].+**1975** The virus section of Fort Detrick's Center for [[:Biological Warfare Research]] is ***renamed the Fredrick [[:Cancer Research]] Facilities*** and placed under the supervision of the [[:National Cancer Institute]] (NCI) . It is here that a special virus cancer program is initiated by the U.S. Navy, purportedly to develop cancer-causing viruses. It is also here that [[retrovirologists]] isolate a virus to which no immunity exists. It is later named HTLV [[Human T-cell Leukemia Virus]].
  
 **1977** Senate hearings on Health and Scientific Research confirm that 239 populated areas had been contaminated with biological agents between 1949 and 1969. Some of the areas included San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Key West, Panama City, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. **1977** Senate hearings on Health and Scientific Research confirm that 239 populated areas had been contaminated with biological agents between 1949 and 1969. Some of the areas included San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Key West, Panama City, Minneapolis, and St. Louis.
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 **1978** Experimental Hepatitis B vaccine trials, conducted by the CDC, begin in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Ads for research subjects specifically ask for promiscuous homosexual men. **1978** Experimental Hepatitis B vaccine trials, conducted by the CDC, begin in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Ads for research subjects specifically ask for promiscuous homosexual men.
  
-**1981** First cases of [[AIDS]] are confirmed in homosexual men in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, triggering speculation that AIDS may have been introduced via the [[Hepatitis B vaccine]].+**1981** First cases of [[:AIDS]] are confirmed in homosexual men in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, triggering speculation that AIDS may have been introduced via the [[:Hepatitis B vaccine]].
  
 **1985** According to the journal Science (227:173-177), HTLV and VISNA, a fatal sheep virus, are very similar, indicating a close taxonomic and evolutionary relationship. **1985** According to the journal Science (227:173-177), HTLV and VISNA, a fatal sheep virus, are very similar, indicating a close taxonomic and evolutionary relationship.
  
-**1986** According to the Proceedings of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] (83:4007-4011), [[HIV]] and VISNA are highly similar and share all structural elements, except for a small segment which is nearly identical to HTLV. This leads to speculation that HTLV and VISNA may have been linked to produce a new retrovirus to which no natural immunity exists.+**1986** According to the Proceedings of the [[:National Academy of Sciences]] (83:4007-4011), [[HIV]] and VISNA are highly similar and share all structural elements, except for a small segment which is nearly identical to HTLV. This leads to speculation that HTLV and VISNA may have been linked to produce a new retrovirus to which no natural immunity exists.
  
-**1986** A report to Congress reveals that the U.S. Government's current generation of biological agents includes: modified viruses, naturally occurring toxins, and agents that are altered through [[genetic engineering]] to change immunological character and prevent treatment by all existing vaccines. [[CRISPR]]+**1986** A report to Congress reveals that the U.S. Government's current generation of biological agents includes: modified viruses, naturally occurring toxins, and agents that are altered through [[:genetic engineering]] to change immunological character and prevent treatment by all existing vaccines. [[:CRISPR]]
  
 **1987** Department of Defense admits that, despite a treaty banning research and development of biological agents, it continues to operate research facilities at 127 facilities and universities around the nation. **1987** Department of Defense admits that, despite a treaty banning research and development of biological agents, it continues to operate research facilities at 127 facilities and universities around the nation.
  
-**1990** More than 1500 six-month old black and hispanic babies in Los Angeles are given an "experimental" [[measles vaccine]] that had never been licensed for use in the United States. CDC later admits that parents were never informed that the vaccine being injected to their children was experimental.+**1990** More than 1500 six-month old black and hispanic babies in Los Angeles are given an "experimental" [[:measles vaccine]] that had never been licensed for use in the United States. CDC later admits that parents were never informed that the vaccine being injected to their children was experimental.
  
-**1994** With a technique called "gene tracking," Dr. [[Garth Nicolson MD]] at Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX discovers that many returning [[Desert Storm veterans]] are infected with an altered strain of Mycoplasma incognitus, a microbe commonly used in the production of [[biological weapons]]. Incorporated into its molecular structure is 40 percent of the [[HIV]] protein coat, indicating that it had been man-made.+**1994** With a technique called "gene tracking," Dr. [[Garth Nicolson MD]] at Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX discovers that many returning [[:Desert Storm]] veterans are infected with an altered strain of [[:Mycoplasma incognitus]], a microbe commonly used in the production of [[:biological weapons]]. Incorporated into its molecular structure is 40 percent of the [[HIV]] protein coat, indicating that it had been man-made.
  
-**1994** Senator John D. Rockefeller issues a report revealing that for at least 50 years the Department of Defense has used hundreds of thousands of military personnel in [[human experiments]] and for intentional exposure to dangerous substances. Materials included mustard and nerve gas, ionizing radiation, psychochemicals, hallucinogens, and drugs used during the Gulf War.+**1994** Senator John D. Rockefeller issues a report revealing that for at least 50 years the Department of Defense has used hundreds of thousands of military personnel in [[:human experiments]] and for intentional exposure to dangerous substances. Materials included mustard and nerve gas, ionizing radiation, psychochemicals, hallucinogens, and drugs used during the Gulf War.
  
-**1995** U.S. Government admits that it had offered Japanese [[war criminals]] and scientists who had performed [[human medical experiments]] salaries and immunity from prosecution in exchange for data on biological warfare research.+**1995** U.S. Government admits that it had offered Japanese [[:war criminals]] and scientists who had performed [[human medical experiments]] salaries and immunity from prosecution in exchange for data on biological warfare research.
  
 **1995** Dr. Garth Nicolson, uncovers evidence that the biological agents used during the Gulf War had been manufactured in Houston, TX and Boca Raton, Fl and tested on prisoners in the Texas Department of Corrections. **1995** Dr. Garth Nicolson, uncovers evidence that the biological agents used during the Gulf War had been manufactured in Houston, TX and Boca Raton, Fl and tested on prisoners in the Texas Department of Corrections.
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 **1996** Department of Defense admits that Desert Storm soldiers were exposed to chemical agents. **1996** Department of Defense admits that Desert Storm soldiers were exposed to chemical agents.
  
-**1997** Eighty-eight members of Congress sign a letter demanding an investigation into [[bioweapons]] use & [[Gulf War Syndrome]].+**1997** Eighty-eight members of Congress sign a letter demanding an investigation into [[:bioweapons]] use & [[:Gulf War Syndrome]].
  
 ===== Pandemic Preparedness ===== ===== Pandemic Preparedness =====
  
-In July 2001, the CDC published "Interim Planning Guidance for State Public Health Officials".((//THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERRORISM INTERIM PLANNING GUIDANCE FOR STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.// (2001). Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. https://emergency.cdc.gov/documents/planning/PlanningGuidance.pdf)) The document came less than a month after the [[Dark Winter]] Bioterrorism Exercise performed by the [[Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense]], [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[ANSER]], & [[Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism]].((Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense, Center for Strategic and International Studies, ANSER, & Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism. (2001, June 22). //Dark Winter Bioterrorism Exercise.// Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Retrieved December 1, 2021 from https://web.archive.org/web/20211201234743/https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/events-archive/2001_dark-winter/Dark%20Winter%20Script.pdf))+In July 2001, the CDC published "Interim Planning Guidance for State Public Health Officials".((//THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERRORISM INTERIM PLANNING GUIDANCE FOR STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.// (2001). Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. https://emergency.cdc.gov/documents/planning/PlanningGuidance.pdf))  
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 +The document came less than a month after the [[:Dark Winter]] [[:Bioterrorism Exercise]] performed by the [[:Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense]], [[:Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[:ANSER]], & [[:Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism]].((Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense, [[:Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[:ANSER]], & Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism. (2001, June 22). //Dark Winter Bioterrorism Exercise.// Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Retrieved December 1, 2021 from https://web.archive.org/web/20211201234743/https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/events-archive/2001_dark-winter/Dark%20Winter%20Script.pdf))
  
 ==== Public Health Measures ==== ==== Public Health Measures ====
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 Formed in 1984, the goal of the Task Force was to facilitate the work of the [[:World Health Organization]] and [[:UNICEF]] to improve global immunization coverage in children. At that time, 4.3 million deaths occurred per year, >12,000 children per day, from vaccine-preventable diseases [[:measles]], [[:tetanus]], and [[:pertussis]] alone. To increase vaccine coverage, the Task Force had to overcome several complicated logistical issues, have an optimistic outlook despite the reality of what was feasible, and have the dedication of passionate individuals working as a team. **Increasing vaccination coverage was a daunting task, yet they achieved success where other organizations had failed**. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20190616103941/https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1819_article)) Formed in 1984, the goal of the Task Force was to facilitate the work of the [[:World Health Organization]] and [[:UNICEF]] to improve global immunization coverage in children. At that time, 4.3 million deaths occurred per year, >12,000 children per day, from vaccine-preventable diseases [[:measles]], [[:tetanus]], and [[:pertussis]] alone. To increase vaccine coverage, the Task Force had to overcome several complicated logistical issues, have an optimistic outlook despite the reality of what was feasible, and have the dedication of passionate individuals working as a team. **Increasing vaccination coverage was a daunting task, yet they achieved success where other organizations had failed**. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20190616103941/https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1819_article))
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 +==== Suspicious Death ====
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 +FOX News April 5, 2018  {{ ::missing_cdc_employee.png?600|}}
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 +The body of a missing employee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was found this week in a river nearly two months after his "unusual" disappearance prompted a nationwide search, police announced Thursday.
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 +Timothy Cunningham, an epidemiologist at the CDC, was found in Chattahoochee River in northwest Atlanta late Tuesday. Fishermen in the area spotted the body along the bank of the river face up. The decomposed body was stuck in mud in an area that was not easily accessible, leading officials to believe it was “in that position for a while.”
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 +“We have no indications to this point that were was any foul play,” Atlanta Police Department Major Michael O’Connor said in a Thursday news conference.
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 +It’s unclear how Cunningham’s body ended up at that part of the river. An official cause of death has yet to be released, but a preliminary autopsy suggested the 35-year-old drowned, the medical examiner said at the Thursday news conference.
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 +Three crystals were found in Cunningham’s pockets when his body was recovered. Cunningham, who was last seen leaving work early on Feb. 12, was an avid crystal collector. The ones found on Cunningham were described as "rare crystals."
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 +For weeks, authorities scavenged for clues as to where the CDC employee may have been. O’Connor said in late February the disappearance was an “extremely unusual set of circumstances.”
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 +"The most unusual fact, in this case, is that every single belonging that we are aware of was located in the residence," O'Connor said. "So his keys, cell phone, credit cards, debit cards, wallet, all of his identification, passports – anything you can think of we've been able to locate." 
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 +Atlanta Police: Missing CDC worked drownedVideo
 +Atlanta Police: Missing CDC worked drowned
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 +The body of missing CDC worker Timothy Cunningham was found in Atlanta's Chattahoochee River with no signs of foul play.
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 +The body of a missing employee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was found this week in a river nearly two months after his "unusual" disappearance prompted a nationwide search, police announced Thursday.
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 +Timothy Cunningham, an epidemiologist at the CDC, was found in Chattahoochee River in northwest Atlanta late Tuesday. Fishermen in the area spotted the body along the bank of the river face up. The decomposed body was stuck in mud in an area that was not easily accessible, leading officials to believe it was “in that position for a while.”
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 +“We have no indications to this point that were was any foul play,” Atlanta Police Department Major Michael O’Connor said in a Thursday news conference.
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 +It’s unclear how Cunningham’s body ended up at that part of the river. An official cause of death has yet to be released, but a preliminary autopsy suggested the 35-year-old drowned, the medical examiner said at the Thursday news conference.
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 +Three crystals were found in Cunningham’s pockets when his body was recovered. Cunningham, who was last seen leaving work early on Feb. 12, was an avid crystal collector. The ones found on Cunningham were described as "rare crystals."
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 +For weeks, authorities scavenged for clues as to where the CDC employee may have been. O’Connor said in late February the disappearance was an “extremely unusual set of circumstances.”
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 +"The most unusual fact, in this case, is that every single belonging that we are aware of was located in the residence," O'Connor said. "So his keys, cell phone, credit cards, debit cards, wallet, all of his identification, passports – anything you can think of we've been able to locate."
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 +“As many of his colleagues in the USPHS have pointed out, this information is incorrect. In fact, he received an early promotion/exceptional proficiency promotion to Commander effective July 1, 2017, in recognition of his exemplary performance in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS),” the CDC said in a March statement. “Over and above any of his assignments at CDC, his early promotion within the USPHS reflects his excellence as an officer and an employee.” ((https://web.archive.org/web/20181208050720/https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/s0312-cunningham.html))
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 +There are still several unanswered questions surrounding Cunningham’s disappearance. The CDC employee’s parents said earlier this week their son sent a “disturbing” text to them 24 hours before he vanished, FOX5 Atlanta reported. However, they would not elaborate on the text.
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 +A $15,000 reward is being offered for more information.((https://web.archive.org/web/20181103084255/https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-cdc-employees-body-found-in-river-weeks-after-disappearance-police-say))
 +
 +==== Pandemic Public Relations ====
 +
 +[[:Weber Shandwick]] Provides PR for [[:Moderna]] and [[:Pfizer]], While Staffing the CDC’s Vaccine Office
 +Substack - The Disinformation Chronicle -  Paul D. Thacker - October 11. 2022
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 +A potential $50 million contract allows PR firm to be “embedded at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta as part of the Division of Viral Diseases team.”
 +
 +According to Medical Marketing and Media, Weber Shandwick first won a potential $50 million contract to support the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases in September 2020, during COVID pandemic’s first year. According to NCIRD documents, Weber employees would communicate the risks and recommended actions for outbreaks and convey vaccine recommendations to healthcare providers.
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 +"Weber’s duties include providing 10 on-site health communications staffers, seven health comms specialists, two health research specialists and one social media specialist. The agency’s earned media responsibilities include generating story ideas, distributing articles and conducting outreach to news, media and entertainment organizations. It also includes conducting satellite radio and TV tours, providing spokesperson training and reaching out to celebrities or entertainment media."
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 +On his LinkedIn Account, a former Weber Shandwick employee explained that his duties at the CDC “focuses on boosting vaccination rates for flu, HPV, whooping cough, and COVID-19.” ((https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/weber-shandwick-provides-pr-for-moderna))
 +
 +==== CDC 2022 Budget Summary ====
 +2023 budget would boost CDC funds, preparedness support: Prevention-focused plan off to Congress
 +
 +
 +Kim Krisberg - The Nation's Health June 2022
 +{{ ::cdc_2022funding_w_url.png?600|}}
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 +In March, the Biden administration released its proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2023, calling for more than **$81 billion** in mandatory [[:pandemic preparedness]] funds and an increase of $2.23 billion for the [[:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], which would mark a 21% increase over fiscal year 2022 levels. 
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 +Overall, the budget proposes more than $127 billion for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or an increase of $13.3 billion.
 +
 +The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration would also get an increase in the Biden budget of $41 million. The administration is requesting a **$4.2 billion increase** for the [[:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services]] Administration, which is working to address mental and substance use disorders that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues.
 +
 +“The administration’s proposed FY 2023 budget rightly focuses on the critical need to improve the nation’s **public health infrastructure**, workforce and [[:pandemic preparedness]] capabilities,” APHA Executive Director [[:Georges Benjamin]], MD, said in a news release.
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 +Within the CDC budget, the administration proposes increases in discretionary funding for a number of public health priorities, including an increase of $400 million to invest in public health infrastructure within states, localities and territories; an increase of $383 million for immunization and respiratory diseases; an increase of $145 million for CDC’s [[:Social Determinants of Health Program]]; and a increase of $174 million for environmental health programs, including a $100 million boost for the [[:Climate and Health Program]].
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 +CDC’s prevention work on gun violence and injury is also slated for significant increases. The Biden budget proposes a **$223 million bump** for the agency’s [[:opioid]] **overdose prevention** and surveillance work, as well as $22.5 million more for research on **preventing gun injuries** and deaths and $250 million more for community-based violence intervention work.
 +
 +CDC’s Public Health Preparedness and Response program, however, would be decreased by $20 million. Some experts said the proposed decrease was likely an oversight.
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 +The new budget, which still has to churn through [[:Congress]], also asks for an additional pot of $81.7 billion in mandatory — as opposed to discretionary — funding over five years for [[:pandemic preparedness]], including $28 billion for CDC to invest in infrastructure, surveillance, lab capacity, data systems and workforce.
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 +CDC is also submitting a proposal for $25 billion over 10 years to establish mandatory funding for the [[:Vaccines For Adults]] Program, which would provide millions of uninsured Americans with recommended immunizations.
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 +[[:Dara Lieberman]], MPP, director of government relations at [[:Trust For America’s Health]], said that overall, proposed funding for CDC is not far off from what the CDC Coalition had urged. The coalition, which APHA helps lead, has asked Congress to approve “at least $11 billion” for CDC’s 2023 fiscal year.
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 +Lieberman said that while the **mandatory $81.7 billion in pandemic funding** faces “significant political obstacles to getting across the finish line,” the proposal does speak to the urgency of investing in and modernizing public health.
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 +“It reflects what’s needed **to rebuild our chronically underfunded public health system** and the need to invest in cross-cutting capabilities,” Lieberman told The Nation’s Health. “We can’t keep nibbling around the edges… and expect a different result the next pandemic."((https://web.archive.org/web/20220605150043/https://www.thenationshealth.org/content/52/4/1.1))
  
  
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