NIH Director: If You Want ‘Authoritative Statements’ on Vaccines, Move to China, You’ll Get it There

WALLACE You still think ░░░░░░░░ are going to need ░░░░░░░░ booster program for everyone ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ absolutely everyone We ll ░░░░░░░░ to see what they ░░░░░░░░ ultimately about the youngest ░░░░░░░░ because of concerns about ░░░░░░░░ and risks but I ░░░░░░░░ be surprised if boosters ░░░░░░░░ not recommended for people ░░░░░░░░ 65 going forward in ░░░░░░░░ next few weeks but ░░░░░░░░ ll wait and see ░░░░░░░░ know Chris what you ░░░░░░░░ seeing here is science ░░░░░░░░ out in a very ░░░░░░░░ way This is the ░░░░░░░░ it ought to be ░░░░░░░░ m a little troubled ░░░░░░░░ people are complaining that ░░░░░░░░ process isn t working ░░░░░░░░ them The process is ░░░░░░░░ look at the data ░░░░░░░░ the experts consider it ░░░░░░░░ then make their best ░░░░░░░░ at that point recognizing ░░░░░░░░ the judgments may change ░░░░░░░░ people want an absolutely ░░░░░░░░ statement about here s ░░░░░░░░ right answer well that ░░░░░░░░ not what our country ░░░░░░░░ all about Move to ░░░░░░░░ you ll get it ░░░░░░░░ WALLACE Yeah but let ░░░░░░░░ me ask you about ░░░░░░░░ Dr Collins because President ░░░░░░░░ said he announced on ░░░░░░░░ 18th that they were ░░░░░░░░ to start yes he ░░░░░░░░ have a line about ░░░░░░░░ approval of the FDA ░░░░░░░░ the CDC but he ░░░░░░░░ about starting a booster ░░░░░░░░ on September 20th That ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow And he talked ░░░░░░░░ giving it to all ░░░░░░░░ not just a limited ░░░░░░░░ Now back during the ░░░░░░░░ he talked a lot ░░░░░░░░ follow the science Isn ░░░░░░░░ announcing a specific date ░░░░░░░░ a specific plan for ░░░░░░░░ general population before any ░░░░░░░░ the regulators the FDA ░░░░░░░░ CDC have approved it ░░░░░░░░ t that the exact ░░░░░░░░ of follow the science ░░░░░░░░ Well he was basically ░░░░░░░░ to a statement made ░░░░░░░░ eight physician scientists including ░░░░░░░░ including the head of ░░░░░░░░ FDA and the head ░░░░░░░░ the CDC saying we ░░░░░░░░ looked at the data ░░░░░░░░ it looked as if ░░░░░░░░ were going to be ░░░░░░░░ good thing for Americans ░░░░░░░░ start to utilize recognizing ░░░░░░░░ that speech he did ░░░░░░░░ CDC and FDA s ░░░░░░░░ process has to kick ░░░░░░░░ first You know I ░░░░░░░░ I m a little ░░░░░░░░ Chris about all of ░░░░░░░░ buzz that s happening ░░░░░░░░ now about whether the ░░░░░░░░ was perfect Of Course ░░░░░░░░ s not perfect no ░░░░░░░░ ever is but have ░░░░░░░░ lost track of the ░░░░░░░░ The goals here are ░░░░░░░░ try to protect Americans ░░░░░░░░ dying from this disease ░░░░░░░░ 000 have already It ░░░░░░░░ look from the review ░░░░░░░░ the data by people ░░░░░░░░ myself that we are ░░░░░░░░ to need to provide ░░░░░░░░ for people at risk ░░░░░░░░ order to keep this ░░░░░░░░ from beginning to affect ░░░░░░░░ those who are fully ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ the right thing trying ░░░░░░░░ look at the data ░░░░░░░░ it evolves recognize things ░░░░░░░░ changing day by day.”