CDC scientists recall 'death by a thousand cuts' as they try to rebuild the agency's reputation - CNN

"This will go down as a colossal failure of the public health system of this country. The biggest challenge in a century and we let the country down. The public health texts of the future will use this as a lesson on how not to handle an infectious disease pandemic," Foege wrote . "The cause will be the incompetence and illogic of the White House program."

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