Public health experts say the CDC's voice is desperately needed.
With prior disease outbreaks, there's typically been a prominent scientist who becomes the "public face."
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, delivers remarks during a press conference September 29, 2016 in Washington, DC.When the U.S. experiences sudden outbreaks of disease, the federal government typically appoints a spokesperson. That person communicates the latest data, issues recommendations to keep people as safe as possible, and provides a calm and reassuring voice until the storm passes.
When politicians overstep, he explained, that can add a layer of politics to a science-based recommendation. Already, that seems to be happening during the Covid-19 crisis. The population is deeply divided about issues ranging from vaccines to wearing masks in public. Wearing a mask -- which is now the recommendation from the CDC, particularly in areas where it's challenging to meet social distancing guidelines -- has increasingly become a political statement.
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