CDC sources say the White House is putting politics ahead of science, which is worsening the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the early weeks of the US coronavirus outbreak, staff members in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had tracked a growing number of transmissions in Europe and elsewhere, and proposed a global advisory that would alert flyers to the dangers of air travel.
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A look at the potential long term effects of Covid-19 03:30"If you look at our guidance documents online, they have been watered down a lot," said a current CDC official. "The ones that were written in March say, 'Go home and stay there,' and they are very clear. And the ones now say, 'in consultation with state and local governors, do what they say.'"The official added:"We normally give guidance and then states take that guidance and turn it into policy.
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