CDC public health partners will receive $176 million in funding to bolster the ability of various agencies and organizations to bring about positive health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday more than $176 million in funding is being provided to 48 public health partners to strengthen the U.S. public health system.

A large number of Americans are not interested in getting the updated Covid-19 vaccine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Mandy Cohen advises who should get the shot and what the CDC is doing to overcome skepticism.

Rochelle Walensky said the country faces the emergence of new infectious pathogens, a rise in antibiotic resistant bugs, and a “deeply frail” public health system that is still reeling in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.