Trump sidelines public health advisers in growing rift over coronavirus response
Washington Post
Lena H. Sun and Josh Dawsey
July 9, 2020 at 2:33 p.m. MST
The June 28 email to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was ominous: A senior adviser to a top Health and Human Services Department official accused the CDC of undermining the President by putting out a report about the potential risks of the coronavirus to pregnant women.
The adviser, Paul Alexander, criticized the agencys methods, and said its warning to pregnant women reads in a way to frighten women .?.?. as if the President and his administration cant fix this and it is getting worse.
As the country enters a frightening phase of the pandemic with new daily cases surpassing 62,000 on Wednesday, the CDC, the nations top public health agency, is coming under intense pressure from President Trump and his allies, who are downplaying the dangers in a bid to revive the economy ahead of the Nov. 3 election. In a White House guided by the presidents instincts, rather than by evidence-based policy, the CDC finds itself forced constantly to backtrack or sidelined from pivotal decisions.
The latest clash between the White House and its top public health advisers erupted Wednesday, when the president slammed the agencys recommendation that schools planning to reopen should keep students desks six feet apart, among other steps to reduce infection risks. In a tweet, Trump who has demanded schools at all levels hold in-person classes this fall called the advice very tough & expensive.
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Infuriating article. WaPo does have a paywall but I think you can read one or two articles for free.
This administration will go down as the most defective and corrupt in history.