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U.S. 'Healthcare System Was Not Ready' For COVID-19, Says A Former CDC Official

By Steve Kraske,

Published May 14, 2020 at 4:26 PM CDT

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Cartoon illustration of an infected man walking through a crowd of people — As of May 14, there are more than 1.3 million known cases and more than 83,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Ali Khan highlighted how public health experts need to be involved in the country's planning ahead for national emergencies and not brought after they have occurred.

Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and author of "The Next Pandemic"

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