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Lawmakers Demand Answers After Trump Upends CDC’s COVID-19 Reporting System
The Trump administration has upended a system the CDC has had in place for over a decade.
Trump Now Has Free Rein to Cook the Books When It Comes to COVID
If Trump’s brazen action is not thwarted, we could enter this dangerous winter deeper in the dark about COVID’s spread.
4 Former CDC Heads Blast Trump for Sharing Tweet Accusing CDC of Being “Liars”
The former directors criticized Trump for “efforts to subvert” current CDC guidelines on reopening schools.
Trump Accused of Burying CDC Warning on Risk Posed by Full School Reopenings
The more people students and staff interact with — and the longer they interact — the greater the risk of COVID spread.
No “Revision” of Guidelines for School Reopenings, CDC Director Says
On Thursday, Robert Redfield said the CDC will only be issuing new information to help schools meet existing guidelines.
Dubious State Testing Numbers May Be Screwing Up National CDC Reports
Some states have been combining viral and antibody testing data, leading to messy or useless national statistics.
How a Lobbying Campaign Pushed the CDC to Relax Protective Gear Guidelines
Looser CDC guidelines removed hospitals' obligation to adhere to strict OSHA respiratory protection standards.
Trump Pressures CDC to Lower COVID Death Count by Changing Calculation Method
Most health experts agree: the coronavirus death count is, if anything, an undercount.
CDC Deletes Hydroxychloroquine Guidance as Study Hyped by Trump Is Questioned
The publisher of a French study cited by Trump put out a statement announcing it did not meet the "expected standard."
Poll Workers Contracted COVID-19 at Primaries Deemed Safe by DNC, Biden Campaign
At least two poll workers at locations described as safe by Tom Perez and the Biden campaign have contracted COVID-19.