Thursday, May 7, 2020

Impeach the motherfuckers

The White House has shelved an extensive report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) meant to provide local officials with step-by-step instructions for re-opening public spaces during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an Associated Press report released Thursday.

The 17-page document, titled “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework,” was set to be published last Friday, but agency scientists were told it “would never see the light of day,” a CDC official told the AP.

The guidance was created by the nation’s top disease experts to guide state officials on when and how to reopen public areas such as mass transit, day care centers, summer camps, churches and restaurants, according to the news service.

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The CDC document is reportedly more detailed than the “Opening Up America Again” guidelines released by the White House last month, which instructed state and local governments to reopen in accordance with federal and local “regulations and guidance.”

Administration officials did not want to release the detailed guidance from the CDC because it included specifics on how sectors could reopen, the AP noted, adding that a source close to the White House task force described it as a “slippery slope” since coronavirus is impacting areas of the country different.

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The AP noted that the CDC typically plays a center role in providing guidance and science-based information during public health crises. However, the agency has not had a regular news briefing on the pandemic in nearly two months.

  The Hill
Because they're not allowed. But if you want to know how badly the CDC fucked up the coronavirus response, check out this.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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