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Think of it this way:

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.

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Except this blog is up since 2013, though. :) I think .gov sites have some style guide.

.gov sites usually have some style guide, but it often doesn't extend as far as fifth-level subdomains delegated to small teams.

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.

And to add to that, domain experts who will work on this information are probably used to obtaining new knowledge reading email newsletters. They'll be fine.

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