The CDC was long considered the gold standard of public health institutions. Then Covid happened. nbcnews.to/3SJugxW
@NBCNews They didn't change, the veil just dropped.
@NBCNews They failed at testing (PCR vs RAT), they failed at data collection, they failed at recommending when it was ok to socialize after getting sick. They failed with recommending lockdowns, with masks that don't work, They failed at everything. They failed requiring...
@NBCNews Their one job is to protect the public.
@NBCNews Lying as a strategy isn't a "communications failure."
@NBCNews "once-in-a-century pandemic that had upended daily life" More misinformation. This is happening more frequently as we ignore zoonotic transmission in favor of politically useful conspiracy theories.
@NBCNews If I remember correctly, Trump was over the CDC and he put in place whoever would follow his commands. Told them what they should and shouldn’t say. Contradicting, confusing,and trash information and could not be trusted.
@NBCNews Is it the fault of the professionals who work at CDC or the politicians who wanted science to follow their politics?