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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCDC director concedes schools in 'hot spots' face tougher call on reopening
Source: Washington Post
CDC director concedes schools in hot spots face tougher call on reopening
By Laura Meckler and Rachel Weiner
7/24/2020, 7:30:00 p.m.
The leader of the nations premier public health agency Friday amplified President Trumps call for schools to reopen, releasing new documents edited by the White House that gloss over risks and extol the benefits of in-person learning.
Still, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said there should be exceptions for hot spots, and he used a metric that would include parts of at least 33 states.
The mixed messaging was another indication of how public health officials at the CDC have been squeezed between Trumps demand for a normal school year and an out-of-control virus.
The new CDC guidelines, released late Thursday under pressure from the White House, detail at length the academic and other benefits to children of in-person learning, as well as the economic impact of allowing parents to work. They say little about the risks of reopening.
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On Friday, Redfield told reporters the new documents were cleared by the White House, and officials familiar with them, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said at least one was substantially edited by White House officials. The opening statement was written at the Department of Health and Human Services, Redfield said.
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By Laura Meckler and Rachel Weiner
7/24/2020, 7:30:00 p.m.
The leader of the nations premier public health agency Friday amplified President Trumps call for schools to reopen, releasing new documents edited by the White House that gloss over risks and extol the benefits of in-person learning.
Still, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said there should be exceptions for hot spots, and he used a metric that would include parts of at least 33 states.
The mixed messaging was another indication of how public health officials at the CDC have been squeezed between Trumps demand for a normal school year and an out-of-control virus.
The new CDC guidelines, released late Thursday under pressure from the White House, detail at length the academic and other benefits to children of in-person learning, as well as the economic impact of allowing parents to work. They say little about the risks of reopening.
-snip-
On Friday, Redfield told reporters the new documents were cleared by the White House, and officials familiar with them, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said at least one was substantially edited by White House officials. The opening statement was written at the Department of Health and Human Services, Redfield said.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/cdc-director-concedes-schools-in-hot-spots-face-tougher-call-on-reopening/2020/07/24/273ee068-cdd8-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html
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CDC director concedes schools in 'hot spots' face tougher call on reopening (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2020
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louis-t
(23,309 posts)1. "concedes"? He "concedes"?
Is he going to join the legion of death panels and help trumpy decide whose kids get to die? Sick fucks.
bluestarone
(17,101 posts)2. Sounds like what happened to the MUELLER report?
Surprise surprise!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)3. FWIW, Redfield is an evangelical like birx
Wheres the compassion and stuff?
BigmanPigman
(51,649 posts)4. The "new CDC" rules were written by W House staff.
I just heard it on MSNBC. The CDC is "no more" I'm afraid. Just like the DOJ...the fucking moron is killing the US and the GOP is has gone home since they do not give a shit ahout democracy, only their own $$$/power.
Demsrule86
(68,768 posts)5. Trumpers must be fired from the CDC...betrayed their country.
captain queeg
(10,281 posts)6. I just don't understand the RW push to open schools
What are they thinking theyll get out of that? There must be some kind of profit for their twisted minds. Certainly the couldNt card less about kids. Whats up with that? Just their ongoing desire to downplay and ignore the pandemic? Really seems like theres something else going on.