The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (which each of us led at different points over the past 30 years) has always been one of our most trusted government agencies. It earned the public's trust by being the gold standard for public health, a domestic and international authority driven by science, and by working 24/7 to keep Americans safe—as well as, in part, through its performance during past domestic and global outbreaks of diseases.
Yet today, public trust in the CDC is diminished; many Americans see the agency as vulnerable to partisan influence. This is especially harmful at a time when building and maintaining the public's trust is integral to saving lives and mitigating the ravages of Covid-19.
The above is an excerpt of a piece originally published on NBC Think.
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