NPR: CDC is criticized for failing to communicate, promises to do better
“The fact is, there are dedicated scientists at CDC who are the world’s experts in a lot of these issues, and they need to be speaking directly to the public along with Dr. Walensky,” says Dr. Tom Frieden, CDC director during the Obama administration, who now runs Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative to help governments and outside groups prevent epidemics.
New York Times: How to Think About Covid Data Right Now
“The circumstances have changed and we must adapt,” said Dr. Shama Cash-Goldwasser, a senior technical adviser at Resolve to Save Lives, a global health organization. “We have a less severe variant, plus many are vaccinated, but evidence suggests the vaccines are not as good at preventing infection with Omicron as they were against Delta.”
‘Wall of secrecy’ in Pfizer contracts as company accused of profiteering
The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Frieden, has accused Pfizer of ‘war profiteering’ on Covid vaccine manufacture.
‘It is embarrassing’: CDC struggles to track Covid cases as Omicron looms
The U.S. was behind other countries in charting the spread of disease in the pandemic’s disastrous early months. It’s still behind as new variants threaten to disrupt the winter.
Two years into this pandemic, the world is dangerously unprepared for the next one, report says
With its vast wealth and scientific capability, the United States held on to its top ranking among 195 countries, even as it scored lowest on public confidence in government — a factor associated with high numbers of cases and deaths
Biden faces new pressure on vaccine equity as Omicron variant reveals perils of global gap
“The Biden administration is doing a lot of things right. They are focusing on global needs, they are donating where they can,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, who was director of the CDC for most of the Obama presidency and now runs an initiative aimed at preventing epidemics called Resolve to Save Lives.
Biden faces uncertain threat with Omicron variant as evolving pandemic tests nation’s patience
“This isn’t the first variant and it won’t be the last,” said Amanda McClelland, senior vice president of Prevent Epidemics and Resolve to Save Lives at Vital Strategies, a New York City-based public health nonprofit.
Young ‘long-haulers’ featured in ad campaign targeted at unvaccinated
A new ad campaign aims to compel more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by raising awareness of the impact of “long” COVID-19 on some who have contracted the disease.
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.
Syphilis is not an outlier. The United States goes through what former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden calls “a deadly cycle of panic and neglect” in which emergencies propel officials to scramble and throw money at a problem — whether that’s Ebola, Zika or COVID-19. Then, as fear ebbs, so does the attention and motivation to finish the task.
Syphilis is resurging in the U.S., a sign of public health’s funding crisis
Syphilis is not an outlier. The United States goes through what former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden calls “a deadly cycle of panic and neglect” in which emergencies propel officials to scramble and throw money at a problem — whether that’s Ebola, Zika or COVID-19. Then, as fear ebbs, so does the attention and motivation to finish the task.