Since regan and the politically troubled vaccination programmes of the 70s, the senior staff at the CDC are all political appointments. Effectively, they're in

Since regan and the politically troubled vaccination programmes of the 70s, the senior staff at the CDC are all political appointments. Effectively, they're in-house politicians who serve the (PR) interests of elected politicians. Actual independent health professionals aren't the ones doing the communication; and have been generally forbidden from doing so.