Scott Gottlieb: People Don’t Understand How RFK Jr.’s Intentions Will Translate into Policy and How Serious He Is

LIESMAN So you re ░░░░░░░░ people are going to ░░░░░░░░ because of this QUICK ░░░░░░░░ you warned about this ░░░░░░░░ you were at the ░░░░░░░░ you said because of ░░░░░░░░ hesitancy in this country ░░░░░░░░ of concerns about the ░░░░░░░░ vaccine you worried about ░░░░░░░░ that would mean for ░░░░░░░░ of these other related ░░░░░░░░ and the vaccines that ░░░░░░░░ have Which vaccines should ░░░░░░░░ be getting Which should ░░░░░░░░ not Because RFK Jr ░░░░░░░░ softened his stance If ░░░░░░░░ go back and look ░░░░░░░░ what he said in ░░░░░░░░ he talked about how ░░░░░░░░ children and trying to ░░░░░░░░ up any problems from ░░░░░░░░ he likened it to ░░░░░░░░ by the Catholic church ░░░░░░░░ abuse of children He ░░░░░░░░ that what the CDC ░░░░░░░░ doing in 2019 with ░░░░░░░░ Covid vaccines was a ░░░░░░░░ He s talked about ░░░░░░░░ vaccine scientists in the ░░░░░░░░ Now he sounds a ░░░░░░░░ less strident in some ░░░░░░░░ the comments that he ░░░░░░░░ made but you don ░░░░░░░░ believe him GOTTLIEB I ░░░░░░░░ t think he s ░░░░░░░░ strident Look this is ░░░░░░░░ post Covid environment no ░░░░░░░░ about it I was ░░░░░░░░ the mandates We talked ░░░░░░░░ this on this show ░░░░░░░░ was against the Covid ░░░░░░░░ mandates because I worried ░░░░░░░░ it would breed vaccine ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ seeing now is people ░░░░░░░░ into the political specter ░░░░░░░░ preying on that and ░░░░░░░░ re deadly serious about ░░░░░░░░ policies they re going ░░░░░░░░ implement So what could ░░░░░░░░ do And he s ░░░░░░░░ to this you know ░░░░░░░░ has committed decades of ░░░░░░░░ life to this He ░░░░░░░░ not going to back ░░░░░░░░ They could disband the ░░░░░░░░ the advisory committee to ░░░░░░░░ CDC and issue new ░░░░░░░░ that are nonbinding to ░░░░░░░░ giving states cover to ░░░░░░░░ away from the childhood ░░░░░░░░ schedule They could frustrate ░░░░░░░░ vaccines for Children s ░░░░░░░░ which vaccinates 50 of ░░░░░░░░ kids in this country ░░░░░░░░ for example tying states ░░░░░░░░ want to use that ░░░░░░░░ to vaccinate kids to ░░░░░░░░ reporting requirements like reporting ░░░░░░░░ immigration status or religious ░░░░░░░░ for children Those are ░░░░░░░░ things they could do ░░░░░░░░ and that would make ░░░░░░░░ very hard for states ░░░░░░░░ take the money I ░░░░░░░░ not laying out their ░░░░░░░░ map They know their ░░░░░░░░ map and this is ░░░░░░░░ road map I ve ░░░░░░░░ in policy and I ░░░░░░░░ what the agencies can ░░░░░░░░ and I know what ░░░░░░░░ intend to do These ░░░░░░░░ very serious people He ░░░░░░░░ smart and his team ░░░░░░░░ very capable around him ░░░░░░░░ So who have you ░░░░░░░░ with in the Trump ░░░░░░░░ at this point or ░░░░░░░░ the incoming administration You ░░░░░░░░ somebody again who served ░░░░░░░░ a Trump Administration What ░░░░░░░░ you had to say ░░░░░░░░ them about this GOOTLIEB ░░░░░░░░ they know my views ░░░░░░░░ ve been clear about ░░░░░░░░ I ve had certain ░░░░░░░░ I talked to President ░░░░░░░░ about vaccines in my ░░░░░░░░ term I don t ░░░░░░░░ that these policy efforts ░░░░░░░░ his views as well ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ wants to see a ░░░░░░░░ of measles wants to ░░░░░░░░ a resurgence of whooping ░░░░░░░░ in this country God ░░░░░░░░ we have cases of ░░░░░░░░ in this country He ░░░░░░░░ not want to see ░░░░░░░░ I think he understood ░░░░░░░░ importance of the childhood ░░░░░░░░ schedule I m not ░░░░░░░░ sure that people really ░░░░░░░░ how Kennedy s intentions ░░░░░░░░ translate into policy and ░░░░░░░░ serious he is There ░░░░░░░░ an article recently where ░░░░░░░░ of his confidantes Del ░░░░░░░░ who will probably be ░░░░░░░░ into HHS said you ░░░░░░░░ he didn t get ░░░░░░░░ the castle to forego ░░░░░░░░ long held beliefs They ░░░░░░░░ going to follow through ░░░░░░░░ these.”