The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had to revise an alarming report that overstated the increase in the share of girls who’ve reported being raped, a notable error at a time when the agency is trying to overhaul its operations and regain trust.
The initial report showed a 27% increase between 2019 and 2021 in the share of girls who said they’d been forced into sex. The number and accompanying stats on despair and thoughts of suicide produced big headlines in February.
The blunder came at a pivotal moment for the CDC, which is trying to overhaul its operations so that it is more nimble and a better communicator. Americans often reported confusion over whether masks were truly effective, particularly after advice changed late in the pandemic to suggest high-quality masks were preferable to cloth ones that many people, including young children, donned through the pandemic.
“In our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” Dr. Walensky said in announcing an overhaul in August. “My goal is a new, public health action-oriented culture at CDC that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, communication, and timeliness. I want us all to do better and it starts with CDC leading the way.”
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