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Just up in the AJC, changes at the CDC. Dr. Gerberding had a controversial tenure, the article touching briefly on some of the issues.
I hope this is a sign of a move towards science based policy, as opposed to, well, hackery.
CDC Director Gerberding Resigns at Obama’s Request |
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| By: sdrDusty Friday January 9, 2009 6:26 pm | |
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Thanks for the link. It looks like she got canned primarily because she was not a good manager. I don’t fault her for being censored by the WH over her testimony on the health effects of global warming. The WH was to blame for that. But her forcing out the best people at CDC is just antithetical to the agency’s mission.
The mass exodus of scientists from CDC was a symptom of the overall politicization of every aspect of the CDC’s function. I don’t think you’d get that kind of response from that many professionals just because of management or personality conflicts.
dbratl at Kos has more.