CDC Sending School Reopening Draft Guidance to Teachers Union Was ‘Uncommon’: CDC Scientist

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies on Capitol Hill on Nov. 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist says the agency sending a draft of its school reopening guidance to a powerful teachers union was unusual.

“It’s uncommon,” said Dr. Henry Walke, who directs the CDC’s Center for Preparedness and Response.