Scott Gottlieb: RFK Jr. ‘Can and Will’ Follow Through on His Intentions and ‘It Will Cost Lives’

LIESMAN RFK has to ░░░░░░░░ confirmed right Are you ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators to not ░░░░░░░░ him GOTTLIEB Look I ░░░░░░░░ that there s skepticism ░░░░░░░░ the Republican caucus more ░░░░░░░░ I think the press ░░░░░░░░ reporting right now There ░░░░░░░░ gonna be ag state ░░░░░░░░ that are concerned about ░░░░░░░░ impact on food prices ░░░░░░░░ s gonna be principled ░░░░░░░░ lifers who are concerned ░░░░░░░░ his position on abortion ░░░░░░░░ s gonna be a ░░░░░░░░ of public health minded ░░░░░░░░ who have deep concerns ░░░░░░░░ his position on vaccines ░░░░░░░░ If you were talking ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators would you ░░░░░░░░ the appointment of RFK ░░░░░░░░ cost lives in this ░░░░░░░░ GOTTLIEB I think if ░░░░░░░░ follows through on his ░░░░░░░░ and I believe he ░░░░░░░░ and I believe he ░░░░░░░░ it will cost lives ░░░░░░░░ this country You ll ░░░░░░░░ measles mumps and rubella ░░░░░░░░ rates go down And ░░░░░░░░ I said if we ░░░░░░░░ another 5 which could ░░░░░░░░ in the next year ░░░░░░░░ two we ll see ░░░░░░░░ measles outbreaks For every ░░░░░░░░ 000 cases of measles ░░░░░░░░ occur in children there ░░░░░░░░ be one death And ░░░░░░░░ are not good in ░░░░░░░░ country at diagnosing and ░░░░░░░░ measles If you look ░░░░░░░░ the outbreak in Ohio ░░░░░░░░ of the kids were ░░░░░░░░ If you look at ░░░░░░░░ outbreak in Minnesota 20 ░░░░░░░░ hospitalized because we don ░░░░░░░░ diagnose it quickly because ░░░░░░░░ Have we lost the ░░░░░░░░ to do it GOTTLIEB ░░░░░░░░ lost the ability to ░░░░░░░░ it because doctors aren ░░░░░░░░ accustomed to seeing it ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ to manage it in ░░░░░░░░ care system QUICK And ░░░░░░░░ the way if you ░░░░░░░░ a new child that ░░░░░░░░ can t get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ what age 2 or ░░░░░░░░ GOTTLIEB That s right ░░░░░░░░ they re very vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ maternal transmission of measles ░░░░░░░░ measles causes serious consequences ░░░░░░░░ pregnancy So you know ░░░░░░░░ in women will have ░░░░░░░░ think about do I ░░░░░░░░ a booster Pertussis is ░░░░░░░░ something people need to ░░░░░░░░ about right now Like ░░░░░░░░ said there is outbreaks ░░░░░░░░ multiple states and that ░░░░░░░░ only going to get ░░░░░░░░ QUICK I worried about ░░░░░░░░ with my infants because ░░░░░░░░ re not immune for ░░░░░░░░ while If you have ░░░░░░░░ kids in the school ░░░░░░░░ there s an outbreak ░░░░░░░░ anything that happens there ░░░░░░░░ can t protect these ░░░░░░░░ even if you re ░░░░░░░░ at home with them ░░░░░░░░ the time GOTTLIEB And ░░░░░░░░ the CDC appointee is ░░░░░░░░ who is a very ░░░░░░░░ anti vaxxer And I ░░░░░░░░ t say that in ░░░░░░░░ pejorative way I think ░░░░░░░░ would own that label ░░░░░░░░ proudly He was a ░░░░░░░░ when I was at ░░░░░░░░ in the early 2000s ░░░░░░░░ sponsored multiple bills to ░░░░░░░░ the current MMR vaccine ░░░░░░░░ sponsored bills to do ░░░░░░░░ with the liability protection ░░░░░░░░ allows companies to bring ░░░░░░░░ vaccines onto the market ░░░░░░░░ forced FDA to reformulate ░░░░░░░░ existing MMR vaccine to ░░░░░░░░ some of the preservatives ░░░░░░░░ that we use which ░░░░░░░░ led to an increase ░░░░░░░░ cost of those vaccines ░░░░░░░░ probably reduce vaccination rates ░░░░░░░░ he s very committed ░░░░░░░░ this too QUICK Scott ░░░░░░░░ will look at this ░░░░░░░░ are on that side ░░░░░░░░ things and say of ░░░░░░░░ that s what Gottlieb ░░░░░░░░ because he s on ░░░░░░░░ board of Pfizer and ░░░░░░░░ re a big vaccine ░░░░░░░░ What s your response ░░░░░░░░ We don t make ░░░░░░░░ vaccines so Pfizer is ░░░░░░░░ in that market This ░░░░░░░░ is GlaxoSmithKline Merck Sanofi ░░░░░░░░ other companies doing this ░░░░░░░░ You mentioned President Trump ░░░░░░░░ t support a lot ░░░░░░░░ these policies or at ░░░░░░░░ you don t think ░░░░░░░░ does What are the ░░░░░░░░ whether it s Congress ░░░░░░░░ it s other Cabinet ░░░░░░░░ that could prevent all ░░░░░░░░ these happening to the ░░░░░░░░ that let s say ░░░░░░░░ Jr Does GOTTLIEB Well ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ are guardrails I don ░░░░░░░░ want to speak for ░░░░░░░░ president I think I ░░░░░░░░ his ethos and I ░░░░░░░░ he has a strong ░░░░░░░░ ethic as well as ░░░░░░░░ people around him So ░░░░░░░░ don t think they ░░░░░░░░ understand how Kennedy will ░░░░░░░░ his actions into policy ░░░░░░░░ think some in Congress ░░░░░░░░ now who are deeply ░░░░░░░░ think they can manage ░░░░░░░░ through things like appropriation ░░░░░░░░ That s not going ░░░░░░░░ be successful Like I ░░░░░░░░ RFK can go in ░░░░░░░░ with a stroke of ░░░░░░░░ disband ACIP reconstitute it ░░░░░░░░ like minded people issue ░░░░░░░░ whole bunch of new ░░░░░░░░ he can frustrate the ░░░░░░░░ to take money from ░░░░░░░░ vaccine for Children s ░░░░░░░░ which would impede states ░░░░░░░░ to vaccinate children There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of thing ░░░░░░░░ could do day one ░░░░░░░░ easily administratively and I ░░░░░░░░ t think there s ░░░░░░░░ thing Congress can do ░░░░░░░░ that is dependent upon ░░░░░░░░ getting bills through on ░░░░░░░░ bills that would actually ░░░░░░░░ the hands of CDC ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy I m not ░░░░░░░░ the will in Congress ░░░░░░░░ there to do that ░░░░░░░░ Have you spoken with ░░░░░░░░ senators about this GOTTLIEB ░░░░░░░░ ve had conversations and ░░░░░░░░ ve raised my concerns ░░░░░░░░ I ll continue to ░░░░░░░░ my concerns.”