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Lumifer comments on Should effective altruists care about the US gov't shutdown and can we do anything? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 01 October 2013 09:24:07PM 5 points [-]

Perhaps you could crowdfund together enough money that CDC could have a skeleton staff manning the phones?

I am pretty sure CDC has people manning the phones...

Crucial agencies within HHS such as the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health will still be operating (Source)

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 01 October 2013 11:37:50PM 3 points [-]

I called 800-232-4636 and verified that they are manning the phones. If you want to check for yourself without wasting 5 minutes, skip the phone tree by pressing 1 for English and then 0 for an operator.

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