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Why an interdepartmental coordination group should be part of the CDC’s reforms for future pandemics
On August 17, 2022, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced sweeping reforms to allow the CDC to publish data quicker and make public health guidelines clearer to improve the effectiveness of the agency. This is an important step to address many of the CDC’s shortcomings that came to light during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Dr. Walensky acknowledged, many of these problems arose from the calcified, bureaucratic nature of the CDC.
However, other reforms may be needed to address a different issue: the lack of a mechanism that would allow CDC expertise to be more directly integrated into the policy processes of other federal institutions. It is now clear that pandemics affect many aspects of life beyond individual health, from personal finance and housing to national security. Consequently, multiple federal agencies had to make decisions and promulgate regulations to respond to the pandemic. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published guidelines protecting certain tenants from eviction; the Department of Defense helped to develop, manufacture, and distribute COVID vaccines along with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the FDA approved COVID tests for use among the general population; and the Department of Homeland Security determined vaccination requirements and travel restrictions for international travelers. These are just a few examples of agencies other than the CDC that played a large role in the federal government’s response to the pandemic.
However, other reforms may be needed to address a different issue: the lack of a mechanism that would allow CDC expertise to be more directly integrated into the policy processes of other federal institutions. It is now clear that pandemics affect many aspects of life beyond individual health, from personal finance and housing to national security. Consequently, multiple federal agencies had to make decisions and promulgate regulations to respond to the pandemic. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published guidelines protecting certain tenants from eviction; the Department of Defense helped to develop, manufacture, and distribute COVID vaccines along with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the FDA approved COVID tests for use among the general population; and the Department of Homeland Security determined vaccination requirements and travel restrictions for international travelers. These are just a few examples of agencies other than the CDC that played a large role in the federal government’s response to the pandemic.
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