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- Top White House officials shelved expert guidance to reopening America from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite the report being greenlit by the CDC director, the Associated Press reported.
- The first 17 pages of the report — which spanned more than 60 pages — was initially released by the AP on May 7, after the White House killed its release on April 30, the day federal social distancing guidelines were set to expire.
- Following the AP report on Thursday, the White House subsequently fast-tracked the approval for release of the guidance.
- White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Friday that the report was not released because CDC director Robert Redfield had not approved of it. However, internal emails obtained by the AP suggest a different timeline.
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Top White House officials buried guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on reopening America, despite the CDC director clearing the report, The Associated Press reported.
According to internal emails obtained by the AP, the detailed advice from experts, which spanned more than 60 pages, was meant to help religious leaders, business owners, educators, and state and local officials as they reopened upon federal social distancing guidelines expiring on April 30. However, the report was shelved by top officials the same day, according to the AP report.
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