Thread by @DrTomFrieden, 1/ THREAD: The idea that @CDCgov isn’t doing science is

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/ THREAD: The idea that @CDCgov isn’t doing science is—well, unscientific. CDC& #39;s 20,000 staff work 24/7 to protect you. Scientific articles in @CDCMMWR now far outpace prior epidemics. CDC & other public health scientists are hitting their stride. Now media must read and report.

2/ The CDC has published 34 deeply-researched articles on #COVID19 in 16 weeks. These are some recent highlights of the important, necessary work the agency has done.

3/ Health care workers are at risk, but infections can be prevented. http://bit.ly/2M8mb5G ">https://bit.ly/2M8mb5G&q... (April 17)

3/ Health care workers are at risk, but infections can be prevented. https://bit.ly/2M8mb5G&q... (April 17)

4/ What went right and wrong in our early public health response, and why NYC was so vulnerable. http://bit.ly/2TP10JY ">https://bit.ly/2TP10JY&q... (May 8)

4/ What went right and wrong in our early public health response, and why NYC was so vulnerable. https://bit.ly/2TP10JY&q... (May 8)

5/ There were more than 4,000 excess deaths in NYC at the peak. On why 100,000 US deaths from #COVID19 is an underestimate: http://bit.ly/2X89jCT ">https://bit.ly/2X89jCT&q... (May 15)

5/ There were more than 4,000 excess deaths in NYC at the peak. On why 100,000 US deaths from #COVID19 is an underestimate: https://bit.ly/2X89jCT&q... (May 15)

6/ Nursing home outbreaks can be stopped! Read how. http://bit.ly/3euYkci ">https://bit.ly/3euYkci&q... (May 22)

6/ Nursing home outbreaks can be stopped! Read how. https://bit.ly/3euYkci&q... (May 22)

7/ Gatherings—such as the one at this rural Arkansas church—can be fatal and social distancing life-saving. http://bit.ly/2XH8Re1 ">https://bit.ly/2XH8Re1&q... (May 22)

7/ Gatherings—such as the one at this rural Arkansas church—can be fatal and social distancing life-saving. https://bit.ly/2XH8Re1&q... (May 22)

8/ Although @CDCgov is doing important work, we will all be safer when we& #39;re hearing from the agency frequently, letting public health experts guide our response to the pandemic, and fully supporting public health.

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