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Gottlieb calls for CDC to have 'elevated' role in coronavirus fight
 [The Hill] Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb called on the Trump administration to avoid sidelining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal published Sunday evening.Gottlieb wrote in his column that the CDC has released less information than is customary during public health emergencies, and argued that information about the coronavirus is not being shared with the public in an adequate fashion. What goes to the CDC, stays at the CDC. "New insights have translated into improved care. This knowledge is saving lives and will be especially useful if infections flare up again," he wrote. "Yet such data on patients isn’t being streamlined and shared with the public quickly." "There are shortcomings in our ability to access the electronic systems designed to help glean facts from clinical data. CDC hasn’t been filling its traditional role of promptly publishing medical findings that may help doctors care for patients," he continued. "Instead, a lot of this information is being passed around social media, by email or even through word of mouth. It’s trial and error on a global scale." Our Indications and Warnings (I&W) would be greatly improved if we just had new laptops for everyone. Gottlieb echoed his comments in a tweet Sunday evening, writing: "We're not putting out information quickly to improve clinical practice, inform on emerging issues of medical concern, and guidance to help business restart safely. @CDCgov must be elevated in the covid fight, not marginalized." Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-18 |
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