Far from apologetic, Dr. Alexander told The Globe and Mail of Toronto this week that the C.D.C. had written “pseudoscientific reports” and that he was better suited to examine data than agency scientists. “I make the judgment whether this is crap.”The judgments he rendered — and the punishments that Mr. Caputo appeared intent to mete out — had a demoralizing effect on the agency. press official then apologized, which did not satisfy Mr. Caputo. He then scolded the official for removing Dr. Redfield from the email thread after Mr. Caputo had added the director in a prior email.

Source: New York Times September 18, 2020 18:03 UTC