The dean of the Brown University School of Public Health said on Sunday that the Biden administration has inconsistent messaging on its response to COVID-19.
"We have different agencies that are not on the same page," he said during an appearance on Fox News. I think that part has been a problem.
The administration of Donald Trump put out inaccurate information about COVID-19, but he said that the Trump administration had better consistency between agencies.
The backlash prompted Jha to clarify that he believed both messaging and accurate mattered to different degrees. He said the "Biden team needs to work on consistency" because the Trump administration cared little about accuracy. They aren't equivalent.
Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, is a doctor.
During a Fox News interview on Sunday, Jha said that the White House, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health have had different messages during the Biden administration.
The White House needs to make sure that people are speaking from the same page. I think that that has not been happening consistently. If that messaging was more consistent, it would be helpful to the American people.
Federal agencies have recently been criticized for shifting and inconsistent guidance and communication on topics including the introduction of vaccine booster shots, face masks, and isolation guidance for when someone is exposed to or tests positive for COVID-19.
After the CDC said people only needed to be isolated for five days after a positive test, Jha said Americans who need to return to society should get a negative test or wear a high-quality mask.
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