The White House sent back the CDC’s recommendations for reopening the economy in April out of concern that they were overly restrictive, officials say
"Issuing overly specific instructions — that CDC leadership never cleared — for how various types of businesses open up would be overly prescriptive and broad for the various circumstances states are experiencing throughout the country," a task force official told NBC News, noting that the White House guidelines advise states to open up in safe and responsible ways based on their own data and response efforts.
The White House’s tabling of the CDC document was first reported by the AP. NBC News has not independently reviewed the document.that “we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.” CDC Director Robert Redfield is a member of the White House coronavirus task force, but he rarely appears for public briefings.
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