Medical experts slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the agency admitted to withholding a significant amount of data collected on COVID-19 vaccines from the public.
The CDC refused to publish “large portions” of data gathered on COVID-19 vaccines over concerns that it would be “misinterpreted,” according to The New York Times. CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund said that the fear of misrepresentation, along with several other factors, led the government health agency to withhold the information.
Nordlund also said that the data was withheld “because basically, at the end of the day, it’s not yet ready for prime time.”
The CDC, which played a key role in shaping the U.S. COVID-19 response, kept under wraps data regarding the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, especially in younger cohorts. The omission forced health and medical experts outside the agency to make recommendations based on Israeli data instead. The Times reported:
If this doesn’t make you think twice about getting the jab and “following the science” I don’t know what will. It’s not the CDCs job to craft narratives. It’s to provide scientific data to the citizens and to allow them and their doctors to make the best choice for themselves. Withholding data that the booster and/or the original jabs prove minimally effective if at all for 18-49yr olds is a major development. I got my 1st 2 shots but will not get boosted. If I had known of this information, I may have not gotten the original shots at all.