As a result, public trust in the institution has eroded‌. Amid that backdrop, we recently conducted an independent and bipartisan investigation of the C.D.C.’s pandemic preparedness and response during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our study was based on interviews ‌with dozens of experts, including politically diverse policymakers, public health officials‌‌ and state and local leaders; data the C.D.C. State and local public health agencies, ‌‌as well as the private sector, became exceedingly frustrated in their attempts to engage ‌with the agency. This fed a chaotic national response that put people at risk and further eroded public confidence.

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