[thelastknowngod]

Being understanding to the fact that the CDC is made up of people who are fallible, dealing with an entirely new situation for our species, that information is more often unknown than known, and that changes will be required as the situation evolves is what it means to be a mature, rational adult.

They are doing the best they can in an incredibly difficult time and correcting course when necessary. Grow up.

[s1artibartfast]

The point is how our institutions should behave in the presence of unknowns.

1) You can state your recommendations and present the supporting data, assumptions, and unknowns.

2) You can state your recommendations as unquestionable facts, ignore contradictory data, and admit no uncertainty.

Reasonable people can understand that recommendations will shift over time. That said, to be a credible and respected source of information, you can't lie or overstate your case for maximum impact.

[krona]

> dealing with an entirely new situation for our species

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics

It's not entirely new, is it?

[newbamboo]

I agree they have tough situation but that’s time to maybe scale back the scope of their purview. First, do no harm. That should apply to the CDC too.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/opinion/cdc-covid-guideli...

[dtjb]

The very presence of their agency implies that we're not exactly in new territory here.

[rantwasp]

lookup what CDC, the initials stand for.

They have failed miserably both at controlling the spread of the disease and informing the public.

Instead of focusing on what they should be doing they are playing the politics and the CYA game. Disgusting.