Trust in medical scientists and the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has declined since the COVID-19 pandemic. Could this have been avoided?
“There’s been a lot of misinformation and misinformation out there,” says CNN medical analyst Dr. Lena Wen. “But at the same time, the public health establishment has made some outright mistakes as well.” “A lot of what’s happened has shaken people’s trust in public health officials. We keep focusing on follow the science, as if there is only one right answer.”
