A CDC deputy resigned, citing political interference, nontransparent decision-making, and a culture that prioritizes political goals over scientific evidence. The resignation attributes recent social media announcements of major policy changes and poor communication by HHS and CDC political leadership to a disregard for normal channels and common sense. The resignation warns that unvetted, conflicted outside organizations are being prioritized over CDC science. Changes to adult and children's immunization schedules are described as threatening the lives of infants and pregnant people. The resignation characterizes data manipulation and appointments of individuals with dubious scientific rigor as politically motivated and harmful to public health.
lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources.
unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public's health.
recent change in the adult and children's immunization schedule threaten[s] the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people" "never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people.
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