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b_b  ·  1180 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it.

I think the FDA is doing pretty well all things considered. The Aduhelm debacle was a problem of messaging, but I actually think it's pretty forward thinking given the disease (AD) that they're up against.

The CDC on the other hand has been nothing but a catastrophe the whole time. I get that they've had some trouble navigating the Trump problem, but they have been slow to react to almost all new data. Some data, such as the evidence that it's really hard to get Covid outside, has been simply ignored. The 6 ft rule, which is complete nonsense, is another example where they have just ignored and derided actual evidence. You're seeing it again with their messaging on infection rates and infectiousness of vaccinated people. They pick a public stance based on some cherry picked or early evidence and that's what they go with. It's a nightmare. Not sure when the last time we've seen a government agency prepare for decades for an assured catastrophe fail so spectacularly.