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What to Expect From Trump’s Next Term: More E. Coli and Fewer Vaccines

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Last month , an E. coli outbreak swept through McDonald’s restaurants in 13 states, killing one and sickening 89 others.

Without quick, coordinated responses to outbreaks of deadly pathogens, “you’ll see more of them,” expert Gregg Gonsalves says.

State and local officials may have to step into the breach now and support basic public health capacity that they have not had to do in the past.

Some states have already been taking action to try to protect and shield health professionals.

Shield laws can be especially important with “politicized forms of health care that have been politicized by opponents, sometimes based on misinformation,” Wiley said.