""This is all about one simple decision," Osterholm said during a long interview with . "Are we going to base what we do for the health of our population on science, or are we going to go with magic smoke and mirrors? And this would be OK if it was just an academic debate. But the fact of the matter is, this is life and death.""
""Imagine a category six hurricane just blew through your town. You know how long is going to take to rebuild that? A long time," Osterholm explained about the damage done to CDC. "But you can rebuild it. You can, and I am optimistic. But we have to get this turned around soon, and if we don't, maybe there will be a point of no return.""
A pandemic with mortality rates far beyond COVID-19 remains a looming threat. The United States has weakened vaccination requirements and is reducing the capacity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, undermining preparedness. Rebuilding public health infrastructure after political and structural damage will take a long time but remains possible with coordinated action. The core policy choice is whether public health decisions will be grounded in science or in misleading approaches, a decision that carries direct life-and-death consequences. Urgent public engagement and swift political will are required to prevent a potential point of no return.
Read at Advocate.com
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