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CDC To Fund 650 Health Experts To Help States Trace, Stop COVID-19

CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield says the agency will double the current number of positions to aid local health departments in quashing new outbreaks. They will focus on testing and contact tracing.

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Joe Neel is NPR's deputy senior supervising editor and a correspondent on the Science Desk.
Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPR's science desk.
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