CDC director is not the person needed to lead the CDC at this time.

[boston bean]

Her messaging sucks.

[bedazzled]

1. She is terrible

my jaw dropped when she said teachers didn't need to be vaccinated. She should have been gone then.

[LisaL]

10. Or that vaccinated kiddies don't need masks.

NT

[bedazzled]

11. Or that masks aren't necessary for the vaccinated

The ineptitude just goes on and on. I can't believe she isn't a dump appointee

[Scrivener7]

2. Yes, very true. But their messaging sucked before she came in too.

[Hortensis]

3. Interesting idea that "messaging" should top all other duties

of its directors. That's not what the CDC was created to do. It's not a PR organization.

The CDC develops and issues the gold-standard scientific information and procedural advice depended on by governments, scientists and epidemiologists around the planet. Their experts coordinate and fight outbreaks on the ground, also around the planet. That's a lot.

Anyway, while we're on the topic, let's realize that in this toxic national environment no one could possibly overcome the pernicious messaging of all the dishonest and idiot mischiefmakers in our nation alone. Many of those are professionals whose own job is messaging and nothing but.

[MerryHolidays]

4. What is the issue?

I heard her on the radio yesterday, and her messaging seemed clear to me. All of the masking advice was predicated on vaccinating. That was what she said a few months ago, and that is what she said yesterday.

I notice Fox etc are saying it is "confusing".

[boston bean]

6. Yeah I am a big Fox News watcher.

Saw her on CNN. It was as if there was no sense of urgency. She is just terrible. Lean in. Lean in. Throwing up her hands as if she is powerless. That is how she comes across to me.

[LisaL]

8. Vaccinated can spread the delta virus.

As such, saying they should go around maskless makes no sense.

[ananda]

5. I've been thinking this for a good while now.

I wish they'd get someone else.

[boston bean]

12. It is almost like she doesn't actually believe in what she is saying.

It has become totally politicized and we are getting spin.

[LisaL]

13. Well, she probably shouldn't believe in what she is saying.

NT

[ananda]

16. Spinning straw into Covid...

Ugghh, I'm tired of the spin too!

[Treefrog]

7. I completely agree.

At least she seems to have lost that odd batshit crazy smile she always seemed to have in interviews. I found that off-putting.

[LisaL]

9. I also dislike her and think somebody else should lead cdc.

The advice cdc gave on vaccinated people not wearing masks and go around as if there was no pandemic was horrible.

[CentralMass]

14. I agree. She is terrible on both the advice and delivery.

Even before her tenure the advice from the CDC was not good. At the start of the pandemic we were told that we didn't need to mask and later told that we were told that because they wanted to reserve the available mask for medical professionals.
The decision to lift the mask recommendation seemed fool hardy at the time it was made and it has proved to be so. Are we their petri dish ? What harm would have come from keeping the mask order with a then new variant that had surfaced and so many Americans including children unvaccinated. I do not trust the recommendations of the CDC anymore. I need to filter them a as bit of information that is suspect.

[MisterNiceKitty]

15. this is true

WHO had better (and more intuitive) guidance than the CDC

[joetheman]

17. It is obvious to me that Fauci or the SG needs to draw a picture of what they are saying.

They need to explain it like they are talking to third graders that never saw an iPhone. Draw the picture of the difference between the Delta virus and the original virus and how giving opportunity for infection gives more opportunity for variance. Without pictures one third of the population is lost and confused...thanks to our renewed attacks on education and science pushed by the GOP.