Thread by @JeromeAdamsMD

I had a colleague I respect & trust ask me if I was mad at @CDCgov & @US_FDA because of my criticism of them.

1) I think they’re both best in the world at what they do.
2) I think no matter who’s in charge (of the agencies and the WH) what makes them the best is accountability.

I also think people don’t see the many times every day I reference and defend the great science from those agencies (linked to @CDCgov mask data multiple times today).

There’s overwhelming excellence, but like any large agency, there’s room for improvement.

And there’s too much at stake to be afraid to point out areas of potential improvement. In processes, in guidance, and in communication.

Or to let our political biases impact our view of these agencies (they weren’t Trump’s and they aren’t Biden’s- they belong to America).

There’s nothing I’ve said about those agencies from the outside, that I haven’t said or wouldn’t say from the inside. But I’m not inside now. So I use my knowledge, expertise, and feedback from clinicians and health officials in the field to shape policy with the levers I have.

.@CDCgov & @US_FDA are world class institutions w/ world class people (many of them #USPHS officers who really are the best health protecters in world). I’ll defend them against anyone. But I’ll also keep pushing them to be & do better. We all should. That’s why they’re the best!