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?

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Depoliticizing the CDC" was published on October 30, 2020 and runs 23 minutes.

October 30, 2020 ·23m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

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?

Episode Description

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?

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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.