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Assistant Secretary Brendan Giroir said he coordinated scientific input but could not explain why the normal review process was skipped.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Assistant Secretary Brendan Giroir said he coordinated scientific input but could not explain why the normal review process was skipped.
Field: status
Value: Giroir says he did not know why review was bypassed
About: incident 2020-hhs-officials-alter-cdc-covid-guidance-before-publication
Source: Controversial CDC guidelines were written by HHS officials, not scientists: report
Publisher: The Hill
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-09-12

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coordinated editing and input from the scientific and medical members of the task force