But lately, the American people have become skeptical about advice emanating from this agency. Even before the latest kerfuffle with masks, the CDC’s track record in disseminating true and accurate information about the coronavirus and the pandemic left a lot to be desired.
A big part of the problem is that the CDC has been trying to serve two masters; science and politics. It’s not a good mix. Inevitably, there is going to be a conflict between their two missions. And the resulting confusion has already killed people and will likely keep killing people now that the last shred of the CDC’s credibility has disappeared.
The latest “recommendation” from the CDC on mask-wearing is not evidence-based. The guidance is the result of one, single study from Provincetown, Massachusetts involving a COVID-19 outbreak involving 469 residents who attended several Fourth of July festivities in the area and ended up testing positive. The all-important “viral loads” from those testing positive was so alarming because researchers saw the same viral loads in the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.
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