Four of the nation's former top health officials took an extraordinary step Tuesday to combat the Trump administration's efforts to disregard and politicize guidelines from the CDC, speaking out in a scathing Washington Post op-ed.
Four of the nation's former top health officials took an extraordinary step Tuesday to combat the Trump administration's efforts to disregard and politicize guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaking out in a scathing Washington Post op-ed.
The four former CDC directors warned against what they called a"tragic indictment" of the CDC's efforts as President Donald Trump and top coronavirus task force officials seek to reopen the nation's schools amid the raging pandemic. Trump has said he will"pressure" governors to reopen schools.
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