The credibility of the Centers for Disease Control is "Eroding" after the agency failed to update its pandemic mask guidance, as well as recent accusations that powerful teachers unions are dictating CDC policy in terms of school reopenings.
"I think the CDC's credibility is eroding as quickly as the cases of coronavirus are eroding," said Dr. Kavita Patel, a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Obama official.
"That's not good news, because, we do need workplace guidance, we need school guidance," she added in comments to CNBC's Shephard Smith.
Earlier this month emails obtained by the New York Post revealed that the American Federation of Teachers lobbied the CDC - and even suggested language - for the agency's official school-reopening guidance released in February.
The documents show a flurry of activity between CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, her top advisors and union officials - with Biden brass being looped in at the White House - in the days before the highly-anticipated Feb. 12 announcement on school-reopening guidelines.
"Thank you again for Friday's rich discussion about forthcoming CDC guidance and for your openness to the suggestions made by our president, Randi Weingarten, and the AFT," wrote AFT senior director for health issues Kelly Trautner in a Feb 1 email - which described the union as the CDC's "Thought partner."
Dr. Walensky said that the C.D.C. was working to update its guidance as more Americans get vaccinated and as scientists glean new insight.
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/cdc-credibility-eroding-according-ex-obama-official
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