The letter, published in the journal Epidemiology Monitor, was written by physicians, nurses, scientists and other health professionals that are former or current members of the EIS program.
The letter highlighted the fact that in previous public health crises, the CDC provided the best available information and recommendations to the public.
This situation, the letter states, is “chaos,†something the CDC in the past has been able to avoid by collaborating with state and local health authorities to develop national systems for disease surveillance and coordinated control.
“CDC should be at the forefront of a successful response to this global public health emergency,†the former and current CDC officers write.