[BostonCard]

Out of curiosity, do you think the CDC would acknowledge that they have failed here, or at least that there was some level of failure?  Would they acknowledge the straw man presented previously, either they took their eye off the ball in America or that they were so taken in by the Orange One that they failed because they followed his direction too much?



In short, would they admit failure?  Publicly acknowledge it?

I don't think so, or at least I haven't seen an external acknowledgement of it (and it would be the atypical organization that would).  I would hope that they are professional enough to do an internal root cause analysis and learn from their mistakes. And I think it would be appropriate for the press, congressional overseers, the appropriate inspector general, and, ideally the head of HHS (which is where the CDC resides) to hold them accountable.

Interesting interaction when Redfield (head of the CDC) and Fauci testified in congress:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shot...cost-lives

The most stunning illustration of this radical failure of leadership and responsibility occurred, for me, Thursday morning on C-SPAN. CDC Director Robert Redfield was testifying in front of Congress, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was asking who was responsible for ensuring that those who needed to be tested could be tested. After several attempts to dodge the question, Redfield fell silent. He had no answer. He stared down at his desk, before slowly turning to a man seated next to him. It was Anthony Fauci, director of infectious diseases at the NIH. He had the courage to say what Redfield wouldn't.

"The system is not geared to what we need right now," he said. "And that is a failing."

BC

[BostonCard]

Out of curiosity, do you think the CDC would acknowledge that they have failed here, or at least that there was some level of failure?  Would they acknowledge the straw man presented previously, either they took their eye off the ball in America or that they were so taken in by the Orange One that they failed because they followed his direction too much?



In short, would they admit failure?  Publicly acknowledge it?

I don't think so, or at least I haven't seen an external acknowledgement of it (and it would be the atypical organization that would).  I would hope that they are professional enough to do an internal root cause analysis and learn from their mistakes. And I think it would be appropriate for the press, congressional overseers, the appropriate inspector general, and, ideally the head of HHS (which is where the CDC resides) to hold them accountable.

Interesting interaction when Redfield (head of the CDC) and Fauci testified in congress:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shot...cost-lives

The most stunning illustration of this radical failure of leadership and responsibility occurred, for me, Thursday morning on C-SPAN. CDC Director Robert Redfield was testifying in front of Congress, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was asking who was responsible for ensuring that those who needed to be tested could be tested. After several attempts to dodge the question, Redfield fell silent. He had no answer. He stared down at his desk, before slowly turning to a man seated next to him. It was Anthony Fauci, director of infectious diseases at the NIH. He had the courage to say what Redfield wouldn't.

"The system is not geared to what we need right now," he said. "And that is a failing."

BC