Unbelievable: after 18 months of demanding everyone FOLLOW THE SCIENCE and scorning any questioning, Biden's CDC Director ignores — overrules — the overwhelming recommendation of her scientists about the Pfizer booster, to align with what Biden wanted:t.co/msSY2RN0OC
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 24, 2021
The CDC director previously bowed to teachers unions and now she’s ignoring her panel of scientists to align with what Joe Biden wants, because science.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky late Thursday night ignored and overruled the recommendation of her scientists and approved Pfizer’s Covid booster shot to give Joe Biden a win.
Walensky overruled her the CDC’s advisory panel and approved booster shots for frontline workers – nurses and teachers – a group the panelists said they weren’t comfortable including in their approval.
The CDC had only approved Covid boosters for people ages 65 and older and “high risk” Americans with underlying conditions – but Walensky overruled them and unilaterally extended the approval to frontline workers.
Walensky’s sign off was a boost for Joe Biden who was criticized for prematurely announcing Covid booster for all would be available the week of September 20.
This is what it looks like when a president has the CDC in his back pocket.
In contrast, the CDC worked against Trump every chance they got.