Thread by @rgoodlaw

WaPo:

The CDC "had a contact tracing team ready to go...but had NOT been asked to mobilize."

Dr Conley:

"The White House medical unit, in conjunction with the collaboration with CDC and local state health departments, are conducting all contact tracing per CDC guidelines."

2. WaPo also casts doubt on Dr. Conley's claim that the White House has engaged "local state health departments" in contact tracing.

WaPost: "Officials in Minnesota, Ohio and New Jersey, where Trump held events in recent days, said they haven’t heard from the White House."

3/3. Link to Washington Post report (by @jdawsey1 @yabutaleb7 @isaacstanbecker @JoelAchenbach)

washingtonpost.com/health/white-h…

4. Addendum

National Security Advisor O'Brien on #FacetheNation tells a different story than Dr. Conley on contact tracing.

O'Brien does not say White House has engaged CDC in answer to @margbrennan.

So the significant question remains: Why has the WH not engaged the CDC???

5. Addendum-2

In contradiction of Dr. Conley’s false claim that CDC was involved, here’s more confirmation the White House is controlling contact tracing and not involving CDC experts who are best equipped to handle this vital task.

h/t @GeoffRBennett

nytimes.com/live/2020/10/0…