Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday the agency “has not lived up to expectations” and that it should “do better” after an external review revealed issues in its response. pandemic.
The review, which began in April, comes after the CDC has been heavily criticized both in the early days of the pandemic and more recently, with criticism pointing to mixed leadership and a slow response. Walensky acknowledged that some of the criticisms are valid, and on Wednesday the agency announced several steps to modernize and improve responses going forward.
Some of the conclusions that were drawn from this study are that the US agency should have “shared scientific findings and data more quickly.”
Regarding criticism that its “guiding documents are confusing and the website is not easy to navigate”, Walensky said he is considering restructuring his website and the adoption of a “simpler language”.
Already under President Biden, the agency has faced criticism of its recommendations for the use of masks and isolation. More recently, the agency has again been the target of negative comments regarding its actions to combat the spread of monkeypox.
Scott Gottlieb, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), wrote in New York Times that the CDC was once again unable to scale up testing quickly enough to control the start of the spread of a new virus.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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