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One hero at the CDC – if I understand correctly it was Nancy Messonnier – broke ranks to issue a public statement advising the populace of the US to prepare for the pandemic on Feb 25. https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/25/cdc-expects-community-spread-of-coronavirus-as-top-official-warns-disruptions-could-be-severe/ (But "In a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, other top health officials pushed back on the perception that the public needs to take direct action now to prepare for community spread of the virus. They also doubled down on the message that the U.S. has successfully contained the spread of the virus thus far.")

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