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Former U.S. surgeon general says Trump needs "strong infectious disease response plan" as whooping cough, measles, and bird flu cases rise

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Dr. Jerome Adams served as U.S. surgeon general during President-elect Donald Trump's first term.

He was a member of then-president Trump 's coronavirus task force in 2020 .

Adams' comments come days after Trump nominated vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Health and Human Services Department .

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is a practicing doctor who was on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic treating thousands of Americans .

The CDC labels it as a "low" public health risk, with 55 confirmed total cases this year , majority in California transmitted via cattle.