1/ Late last month, Dr. Bill Foege— @CDCgov Director '77-83, central figure in smallpox eradication, former Task Force for Global Health & Carter Center leader, Senior Fellow at the @gatesfoundation, and a devout Christian—sent this plea to @CDCDirector Bob Redfield.

2/ We are witnessing a "colossal failure of the public health response in this country." The result of "incompetence and illogic." The @CDCgov is the preeminent public health institution in the world. They should have been leading the response from the beginning.

3/ Basic tenets of public health:
- "Know the Truth." This White House is about obfuscation & confabulation.
- "a coherent FEDERAL plan," not a patchwork response: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epidemic-with-dr-celine-gounder/id1499394284?i=1000479706942
- We need cooperation & coalition, not division. The virus is winning by divide & conquer.