"As a reporter, in general I’m not supposed to say something like this, but: The president’s statements to the press were terrifying. That press availability was a repudiation of good science and good crisis management from inside one of the world’s most respected scientific institutions.
"It was full of Dear Leader-ish compliments, non-sequitorial defenses of unrelated matters, attacks on an American governor and — most importantly — misinformation about the virus and the US response.
"That’s particularly painful coming from inside the CDC, a longtime powerhouse in global public health now reduced to being a backdrop for grubby politics. During a public health crisis, clear and true information from leaders is the only way to avoid dangerous panic. Yet here we are."
—Adam Rogers, Wired, March 7, 2020
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