Taken together, the announcements by Biden and Walensky did not sit well with all of the scientists who advise them, raising questions about the president’s pledge to always “follow the science” as he fought the pandemic. For the president to be subject to that kind of criticism is exactly where he promised he would never be. As a candidate, Biden repeatedly denounced President Donald Trump for pressuring scientists at the CDC and the FDA. In March, after becoming president, Biden repeated what officials have said is his North Star on the pandemic during a visit to the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta. “To what extent did she feel like she was bound to follow that line of decision-making?” he said.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2021 10:30 UTC