Whoa, Nellie …
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According to the Washington Post…
During a task force meeting this week, a heated discussion broke out between Deborah Birx and Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC:
Birx and others were frustrated with the CDC’s antiquated system for tracking virus data.
They worried (that he CDC system) was inflating some statistics — such as mortality rate and case count — by as much as 25 percent.
“There is nothing from the CDC that I can trust,” Birx said.
The flare-up came two days after it was reported that an internal government model, based on data from the CDC (via Johns Hopkins), projected the daily death count would rise to 3,000 by the end of May.
Birx said in a statement:
Mortality is slowly declining each day.
To keep with this trend, it is essential that seniors and those with comorbidities shelter in place and that .
The Post also reports:
Whereas initially the task force found itself scrambling to deploy a whack-a-mole management effort, dealing with regular crises as they emerged — from coronavirus-infected cruise ships to the urgent need for ventilators — the administration now intends to shift its focus to what is says is more strategic longer-term planning.
May 17, 2020 at 10:00 am |
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