Advice on Airborne Virus Transmission Vanishes From C.D.C. Website - The New York Times

Advice on Airborne Virus Transmission Vanishes From C.D.C. Website - The New York Times

CDC backtracks on airborne coronavirus

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised eyebrows after it updated — and then reversed — its guidance on airborne transmission of COVID-19. The agency initially added warnings that the virus can spread through the air and encouraged good ventilation indoors. Then the CDC reverted to the previous guidance, saying that a draft version had been “posted in error”. The U-turn fuels concern about the once world-leading public-health agency, which has fumbled its response to the COVID-19 pandemic on its own turf. Scientists worry that political interference and in-fighting are causing repeated failures that will erode essential public trust — ultimately costing more lives in the hard-hit country.

The New York Times | 6 min read