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The Trump administration squashed the original CDC guidelines so they issued new, briefer ones.
Notable change in CDC guidance on schools. https://t.co/ibaBnAGEBx
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) May 15, 2020
Noted on @MSNBC: The CDC issued just six pages of guidance for schools, businesses and restaurants as they try to reopen – down from the 63-page CDC guidance the Trump admin shelved.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 15, 2020
Tensions between CDC & White House have grown in recent weeks with fights over reopening guidance, mask policy, death count data & public appearances, among other topics. Admin recently hired outside firm at $10M to collect data it receives from CDC. https://t.co/li2wWKoNWa
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 15, 2020
One of the world's most prestigious medical journals, the Lancet, has strongly condemned actions by the Trump administration that they say "chipped away" at US capacity to combat Covid-19. https://t.co/Rb2G726Unr
— CNN (@CNN) May 15, 2020
A key line in this AP reporting about the CDC releasing its edited coronavirus reopening guidance: "The agency also had prepared even more extensive guidance — about 57 pages of it — that has not been posted." https://t.co/TqRLLd79YY
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) May 14, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation’s top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining detailed guidelines to help communities reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, internal government emails show. https://t.co/LgXFOsgJGp
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 13, 2020
The CDC's 63-page reopening plan, which was previously shelved by the White House, provides more specific instructions for state and local governments than the Trump administration's plan, which left reopening decisions to local officials. https://t.co/SogCT2DSTs
— Axios (@axios) May 13, 2020
Experts worry CDC is being sidelined in coronavirus response https://t.co/MqeJcRbUf5
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 12, 2020