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2023-05-05 16:58:47 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The current Administration's CDC director allowed the American Federation of Teachers, a large Union without medical or scientific expertise, to influence the guidelines for reopening schools. As a result, the CDC delayed recommending reopening schools. https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/teachers-union-collaborated-with-cdc-on-school-reopening-emails/ https://news.yahoo.com/american-federation-teachers-union-influenced-141822843.html https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/teacher-unions-had-bigger-hand-in-cdc-school-reopening-plan/ https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2021/06/11/did_teachers_union_input_at_cdc_cross_a_line_781019.html

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• The current Administration's CDC director allowed the American Federation of Teachers, a large Union without medical or scientific expertise, to influence the guidelines for reopening schools. As a result, the CDC delayed recommending reopening schools. https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/teachers-union-collaborated-with-cdc-on-school-reopening-emails/ https://news.yahoo.com/american-federation-teachers-union-influenced-141822843.html https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/teacher-unions-had-bigger-hand-in-cdc-school-reopening-plan/ https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2021/06/11/did_teachers_union_input_at_cdc_cross_a_line_781019.html