Over 10,000 people work at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br />And according to Business Insider, a thousand current and former CDC officers have put their names to a letter criticizing the politicization of the health agency.<br />The letter comes after a Kaiser poll revealed 62% of adults reported last month they fear 'political pressure' will rush a coronavirus vaccine.<br />In September, Trump administration officials reportedly delayed CDC reports that were not in line with its politics.<br />The White House also planted two political operatives, with no public health experience, in the CDC to keep the agency's scientists on message.<br />The absence of national leadership on COVID-19 is unprecedented and dangerous. Open letter from current and former CDC employees to the Trump Administration
