This is the third in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left Americans rightly skeptical of public health institutions. This series highlights key findings from several congressional oversight reports, including the final report of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, and offers lessons for Congress and the new administration on ways to restore trust in public health.
In the next national medical emergency, federal public health officials must be more careful in their recommendations for quarantines, lockdowns, and especially school closures.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance to state and local school districts that resulted in prolonged school closures throughout the United States. In…
