The CDC did what they could with the information they had at the time. Yes, the pandemic was bad, but it was a pandemic. No shit it was bad. Could the CDC have handled it better? Sure. But could you imagine how much worse it would have been without it?
I don’t want to listen to some uneducated, non-accredited assholes on the internet telling me to eat horse dewormer, thanks. I’ll take the scientists who studied and are experienced in disease and pathology.
It’s up to individuals talking and posting about who’s trustworthy.
Even before this, The People’s CDC was doing better work than the regular CDC on covid. This and other stuff like it is what will guide us.
Funding is still an issue, but trust is something we maintain ourselves by individuals paying attention and speaking honestly.
I don’t understand this perspective at all.
The CDC did what they could with the information they had at the time. Yes, the pandemic was bad, but it was a pandemic. No shit it was bad. Could the CDC have handled it better? Sure. But could you imagine how much worse it would have been without it?
I don’t want to listen to some uneducated, non-accredited assholes on the internet telling me to eat horse dewormer, thanks. I’ll take the scientists who studied and are experienced in disease and pathology.
To add to other responses… What did the people’s CDC do better than the CDC?