Refocusing the CDC after Covid-19

This comment appears to be an ad hominem attack. Is there anything written in the article that is incorrect or problematic?

It would seem that the Centers for Disease Control literally and very publicly failed to perform its core mission (control disease) at the very moment it was needed to perform. Sadly it has been feeling to do its mission for the last 4 years under administrations from both sides of the aisle. Thus, questioning why we spend $9B a year seems reasonable.