But there were plenty of matters the CDC opined on, that flew well below the radar of its political interlopers, where the CDC had failed to release relevant and timely information. Moreover, the CDC’s approach to these efforts didn’t change much once President Biden took over. Two of the CDC’s most senior career officials left the agency within the first six months of Biden’s term, in part, I’m told, over friction with the new administration.11 Frustration with the agency, it seemed, had bipartisan appeal. It’s perhaps convenient, but self-serving, to blame all of the CDC’s faults during the
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