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The Trump administration will not implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 17-page draft recommendation for reopening America, a senior CDC official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
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A senior CDC official confirmed to CNN Wednesday night that it was clear that the White House was not going to implement their 17-page draft recommendation for reopening America -- after it asked for it. The White House's decision to not use the guidance was first reported by The Associated Press.
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"The 17-page report represents an ask from the White House Task Force to come up with these recommendations. That's our role. To put together this guidance."
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An administration official told CNN that CDC leadership had not seen the draft document before it was leaked, and there were two concerns when it reached the task force. It was "overly prescriptive" because "guidance in rural Tennessee shouldn't be the same guidance for urban New York City," and the recommendations in the document did not fit the "phases" that had already been outlined by the task force.
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The draft document included specific guidance for six categories: child care programs; schools and day camps; communities of faith; employers with vulnerable workers; restaurants and bars; mass transit administrators. For each category, the draft document notes reopening in phases.
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"This is a governor-led effort. The President has said that governors make the decisions as to move forward and we encourage them to follow our phased approach," McEnany said.
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"The CDC, the White House task force and White House principles were in disagreement on how strongly a public health response should still be in place," said the official.
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"In the absence of law, it's regulation, and in the absence of regulation, it's recommendations. They think it's left too much open to be interpreted by the courts if something happens on the job. It doesn't matter if (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is playing ball or not," the CDC source said.