Once considered the world’s greatest public health organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has always led the response to health crises. But since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, the agency has been silenced and largely neutered through unprecedented political interference from the White House.

On Monday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. ET, join the reporters behind ProPublica’s recent investigation, “Inside the Fall of the CDC,” for a discussion on how they gained access into the insular world of CDC scientists to reveal the escalating tensions, paranoia and pained discussions that unfolded behind the walls of agency’s Atlanta headquarters.

The investigation provides the most comprehensive look at how the White House has prioritized the president’s message (and re-election campaign) over public health. From botched COVID-19 tests to line-by-line edits that Trump advisors made to official health guidance, the reporting also sheds new light on the missteps and repeated capitulations made by some of the government’s top scientists during the biggest public health crisis in a century.

In a Zoom conversation moderated by ProPublica senior editor Tracy Weber, reporters James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg will share the most surprising things they learned and answer your questions.

Hope you can join us,

Cynthia Gordy Giwa
Proud ProPublican