White House Rejected 'Overly Prescriptive' CDC Guidance For Reopening Communities
NPRWhite House Rejected 'Overly Prescriptive' CDC Guidance For Reopening Communities Enlarge this image toggle caption Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images The White House coronavirus task force rejected detailed guidance drafted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how workplaces ranging from schools to bars to churches should resume operations to prevent the spread of the virus because it was viewed as "overly prescriptive." The White House task force issued guidelines on how to gradually and safely reopen but left decisions up to governors based on conditions in their states. The task force sought "certain revisions" to the CDC's detailed guidance, two administration officials told NPR. "Issuing overly specific instructions — that CDC leadership never cleared — for how various types of businesses open up would be overly prescriptive and broad for the various circumstances states are experiencing throughout the country," the second administration official said.
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