CDC Acting Director Flails as He's Quizzed on Rat Virus Cruise
Acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stammered his way through an interview in which he sought to reassure the public that the agency is on top of a recent hantavirus outbreak.
Bhattacharya spoke to Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday as 17 American passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius prepared to return home following eight reported infections onboard, including three deaths.
“The latest is we are on the ground, the boat has landed—I think—at the Canary Islands," he said.
Bhattacharya—who also directs the NIH—brushed off concerns about the CDC’s preparedness to deal with dangerous outbreaks in light of the agency’s gutted staff. “I’ve been so impressed by the professionalism of the people that are there, especially the disease outbreak people,” he said.
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