Depoliticizing the CDC
When you mix public health with politics, it's that much harder to separate medical advice from political messaging. But in a pandemic, "communication is medicine." So how do we fix it?
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
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Show Notes
When public health agencies get politicized, it's that much harder to separate medical advice from political messaging. But in a pandemic, "communication is medicine." So how do we fix it?
On Today's Show:
Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and host of the podcast In the Bubble, talks about the presidential candidates' pandemic preparedness in the context of the CDC, the FDA, and the healthcare system.