"I am surprised that Dr. Walensky overturned one of the four ACIP votes today, and I believe others will be as well," Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, an infectious disease expert on the committee, told The Times. But she agreed the vote was close and didn't begrudge Walensky's decision."
It was a judgement call by Dr. Walensky...one with what I'd call an "abundance of caution"...is it 'harmful'?...IMO...no. So, what's your problem?...the CDC didn't play "brinksmanship" and test how close they could come to failure in controlling the pandemic?...
The only practitioners of "Pandemic Politics" has been Donald Trump, and all those GOP "Leaders" who cower to their mis-informed Base...with no thanks to FOX(News) for pushing against vaccination and mitigation efforts from the CDC...you can take a bow on that score as well.