I hate saying this but I didn't expect some default-theme WordPress set up when I clicked on a link from nih.gov –with the comments section, post rating, and pingbacks enabled.
They launch with near absolute MVP. Design is not the priority here; the information is. When it comes to dealing with a pandemic, every minute counts.
The default theme is a sign that someone who knows software and project management is working on it.
Also, the default theme is very clean and readable. It's hard to do better than that, so I'm glad they left it as it is.
But that doesn't explain Slide 3, which has 6 statements, each in a paragraph box with a differently garish background colour fill.
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