Inside the CDC's effort to address racial disparities

The CDC is deploying teams across the country to address racial
disparities during the coronavirus pandemic. But the effort is running
into a familiar problem: a lack of coordination from the highest levels
of government. POLITICO's Alice Miranda Ollstein explains why the deep
and deadly problem can't be fixed without a dramatic shift in federal
policy. Plus, Congress passes a defense bill requiring the removal of
Confederate names from bases. And America's daily death toll tops 1,000
for the first time in months.
Alice Miranda Ollstein is a health care reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.

The CDC is deploying teams across the country to address racial disparities during the coronavirus pandemic. But the effort is running into a familiar problem: a lack of coordination from the highest levels of government. POLITICO's Alice Miranda Ollstein explains why the deep and deadly problem can't be fixed without a dramatic shift in federal policy. Plus, Congress passes a defense bill requiring the removal of Confederate names from bases. And America's daily death toll tops 1,000 for the first time in months.

Alice Miranda Ollstein is a health care reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.