“Interviewees reported, through a confidential hotline, that they had witnessed instances of political interference occur, but did not report them for various reasons, including fear of retaliation, a lack of knowledge on how to report the issues, or a belief that their leaders were already aware of the issues.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cdc-chief-trump-appointees-blocked-agency-briefing-public/story?id=84400273
Political interference in medicine is not just dangerous, but deadly.
It can be avoided if there is a robust framework in place to define it, report it, and act on it.
See GAO report from April 2022:
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-104613
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By Dr. Dannielle Blumenthal (Dossy). All opinions are the author’s own. Public domain.