You Know It’s Bad at the CDC When Even Comedy Central is Making

The Centers for Disease Control has lost so much of the public trust that even Comedy Central is making fun of its Covid pandemic response. Don’t believe it? Watch.

“Alright, let’s kick things off with the Centers for Disease control, the government agency that spent the first two years of the pandemic saying, “Aah! We’re all going to get Covid,” Noah said. “And the last six months, like we’re all going to get Covid, chill.”

“If you’re one of those who thinks the CDC has handled the pandemic badly, it turns out the CDC agrees with you,” the clip said.

“This morning, the CDC Director promising a major overhaul after a scathing, internally-initiated review, found the agency repeatedly botched its response to the pandemic,” the report added. “In a statement, Dr. Rochelle Walensky putting it bluntly: “Our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” Walensky herself calling for that review. It found the CDC’s recommendations throughout the crisis, from masking to vaccines, confusing and overwhelming.