Scott Gottlieb: ‘The Timing Is About Right’ in Terms of the Biden Admin’s Rollout of a New Covid Booster at the End of the Month

BRENNAN So this is ░░░░░░░░ Covid summer surge The ░░░░░░░░ says we may be ░░░░░░░░ the peak or about ░░░░░░░░ pass it now The ░░░░░░░░ Administration has just made ░░░░░░░░ testing available that will ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ month The new booster ░░░░░░░░ was just approved Is ░░░░░░░░ just playing catch up ░░░░░░░░ GOTTLIEB I don t ░░░░░░░░ so I think the ░░░░░░░░ s about right in ░░░░░░░░ of rolling out the ░░░░░░░░ and the tests that ░░░░░░░░ be available for people ░░░░░░░░ the wintertime Look we ░░░░░░░░ had these summer surges ░░░░░░░░ then a subsequent winter ░░░░░░░░ now a couple of ░░░░░░░░ in a row So ░░░░░░░░ think we need to ░░░░░░░░ to understand this is ░░░░░░░░ the predictable pattern for ░░░░░░░░ virus for the foreseeable ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ hard to have a ░░░░░░░░ available earlier than they ░░░░░░░░ had it this year ░░░░░░░░ ve got the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ earlier than they have ░░░░░░░░ the past in part ░░░░░░░░ try to time it ░░░░░░░░ the flu vaccine so ░░░░░░░░ when people go into ░░░░░░░░ pharmacy they can get ░░░░░░░░ a Covid vaccine and ░░░░░░░░ flu vaccine which I ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Americans It is the ░░░░░░░░ that we do see ░░░░░░░░ summer surges and we ░░░░░░░░ have to think about ░░░░░░░░ we protect people better ░░░░░░░░ the future I think ░░░░░░░░ idea of having a ░░░░░░░░ vaccine having two vaccines ░░░░░░░░ year that may be ░░░░░░░░ difficult thing just from ░░░░░░░░ manufacturing and a production ░░░░░░░░