To be clear, Trump gave them that power through executive order:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gives-cdc...
It would be interesting to know why the CDC was chosen as the mechanism for this policy.
Re:A Misleading CDC Number
by CWuestefeld on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @10:39AM
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Was it Trump's (or any other president's) power to delegate away?
Also, some nursing schools have seen record applications, suggesting people actually want to help. You provide no scale for that 250 public health officials.
https://son.rochester.edu/newsroom/2020/record-breaking-enro...