THREAD: Last week @JHDearen and @MikeStobbe revealed that the U.S. government shelved a report by the nation’s top disease investigators that would give step-by-step advice to local leaders on when and how to reopen public places during the pandemic. http://apne.ws/DPNNAeC
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Since then,
@AP reporters have made telling discoveries about the report, including that the decision to shelve it came from the highest levels of the White House. http://apne.ws/eHsi1B713 replies 124 retweets 226 likesShow this thread -
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@AP also obtained a fuller version of the report that included guidance and some more restrictive measures than the plan released by the White House in April. http://apne.ws/HAPvN826 replies 70 retweets 129 likesShow this thread -
More recently, emails obtained by
@JHDearen and@mbieseck show a former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation’s top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining the report.http://apne.ws/fpY4Vdr11 replies 143 retweets 188 likesShow this thread -
On Thursday, health officials released some of the long-delayed guidance in the form of “decision tools” that use graphics to tell organizations what they should consider before reopening.http://apne.ws/s1N4Wf6
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