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NBC reported the WH pressured/urged CDC to ‘update’ its guidance by SOTU

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Interesting timing for CDC to announce eliminating their masking & distancing orders for children & the “vast majority” of Americans— a new war, hrs after a Supreme Court pick is named, late on a Friday afternoon, and 2 business days before a SOTU speech

marketwatch.com/story/cdc-expe

8:22 PM · Feb 25, 2022

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The science!

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Science

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Of course they did. Because science.

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Even the MTA in New York just updated its iOS app to remove the “mask up” splash screen. Clearly the memo has gone out. They are bailing furiously.

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We were told political pressure had no bearing

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based on what is happening with cases & so forth its totally reasonable to update the guidance now, but oh dear.

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Ahhh you mean pressuring the CDC from the WH isnt frowned upon these days? That's weird

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Perhaps, putting Fauci and

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in autonomous control of public health policy was not the wisest political decision.

Nadir Carlson (He/Him)

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Feb 25

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@guypbenson

This may be political. I sure find it interesting that you are criticizing the very thing you asked for & have blamed Biden for not doing. Do we want politicians involved in health policy or not?

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but Randi Weingarten said the new guidance was science based. Their own contempt for the public thinking they would their spin undermines their spin