Amid pandemic, confidence in CDC erodes with questions of political interference

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A scientist claims CDC 'slow-walked' a study on masks until Pres. Trump wore one.

What Would You Do? + Breaking news updates/live eventsJack Barile had been waiting much of the summer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to publish his research on the most effective way to persuade people to wear masks in a pandemic.-- which found that people are more likely to wear masks if leaders promote a"positive attitude" about them -- was stuck in the federal review process.

At the same time, Barile also cautioned that he's never seen anything like this."There's always been political influence on CDC publications, but it's been a lot stronger with the COVID situation," he said. The White House, in response to ABC News, denied that"politics is influencing approvals or decisions," calling it a"dishonest narrative."

For Bela Matyas, a health officer for Solano County Public Health in California, the politics involved is just dispiriting. In recent weeks, media reports have detailed extensive efforts by Trump's political advisers to sway the findings of the administration's public health agencies. "It goes through a lot of red tape, because it's representing this federal agency," said Dr. Leonard Mermel, a professor at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and medical director of Rhode Island Hospital's Department of Epidemiology and Infection Control.

"We find ongoing reports and incidents of the politicization of science, particularly the overriding of evidence and advice from public health officials and derision of government scientists, to be alarming," wrote Marcia McNutt, president of NAS, and Victor Dzau, president of NAM.

 

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He hasn’t worn a mask since.

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The blatant lies, propaganda and hatred spewed by has breached a criminal divide. Propaganda, lies to stoke fear and hate. What they are doing is an assault on the American people and our rights in a constitutional republic.They should be held accountable.

Masks don't work, are useless and criminal. I do not wear them and will not!

Trump should be thrown out of the country

Creating distrust that will take decades to re-establish.

A scientist.....

This is not ‘critical research’ it’s the psychology of how to subdue the masses. Nothing to do with efficacy of masks.

“a scientist claims”

He’s always said if you are high risk take responsibility. Most of us got that. Because? We as adults understand the word responsibility and are not going to be screaming that the sky is falling when it isn’t.

Watch what happened at 1:42 in BreitbartNews's broadcast: LIVE: Franklin Graham Leads Prayer March in Washington, DC...

Nothing surprising, trump want total control of everything, totalitarian regime.

What does that even mean? Who does that? WHO THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE? Get them all out and start over!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Armed UK police aren’t messing around with these protestors. Batons drawn and many people are struck. This is going to make a lot of people question the force used here today in comparison to police taking the knee and standing by at BLM protests

Don’t blame CDCgov blame Trump who oversees all the branches. His pressure and bullying has stunted policies and actions against virus. You will know someone that dies from virus within a year or could be your family. We need change NOW SenateFloor HouseFloor AARP

Hahahahaha. He is a psychology professor

BS

The dumbest person in the USA is the president.

Daniel 12;11-12 the daily sacrifice is abolished and the ABOMINATION that causes DESOLATION (DT) is set up, there will be 1,290 days. (Nov. 2020) Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.(Jan 2021). 1335 -1290 = President 45

obedience masks... not about health... about doin' what you are told... no matter how stupid... breathin' used air makes ya stupid/silly/sleepy... known fact... makin' the healthy sick is not the way to fight disease and sickness... that is stupidity beyond belief... stop it(:~:)

The virus was freaking ripping straight through NY at the height of lockdown but now numbers have crashed because people are wearing a piece of fabric on their face. Not me but this is what Fauci believes.

Damn. The CDC belongs to the American People - not the President. Vote the self centered ignoramus out.

The U.S. death toll is the highest in the world, by a large measure. Despite having less than 5% of the global population, the U.S. has suffered more than 20% of COVID-19 deaths worldwide

Wouldn't surprise me at all. The handling of mask wearing has been a bungled disaster of mixed messages. From both the cdc and the WhiteHouse of course due to the complete lack of leadership from realDonaldTrump Which has led to the Divide States of America Good job 👏

Hand's up who's fed up here! yeah no shit sherlock! can the media please stop injecting oxygen into this failed miserable pathetic and tiny man! he's not worth it!

Donald Trump need to stop playing around with little girls 😆😆😆

If you're over the age of 65, Donald Trump doesn't give a shit whether you live or die.

Everything Trump touches dies. Even CDC? What's left of the US? sounds much like Uganda, these days.

Donald J Trump: First President to contribute to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans during a viral Pandemic, to protect the Economy and his Reelection.

Remember when Presidents encouraged Americans to believe the cdc? Good times...

when is he going to be indicted for his responsibility for so many deaths due to his poor response?

When this began the official fears of folks wore masks the USA would be viewed as ill. So no mask. Then realizing it’s deadly wanted them, but limited PPE. No masks. Now reality needs masks and many confused of why now we need them. Politics kills.

when fascism comes to america it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross----Sinclair Lewis

The CDC take orders from Trump.

Masks studies and reports available for 5 years on the internet. Come on journalist, are you for real?

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