Dr. Jha: I’m Worried About How Trump’s Cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services Will Impact Americans

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RADDATZ Also ░░░░░░░░ late this week the ░░░░░░░░ departure of the FDA ░░░░░░░░ top vaccine expert Dr ░░░░░░░░ Marks This coming as ░░░░░░░░ workforce at HHS is ░░░░░░░░ slashed by 25 and ░░░░░░░░ measles outbreak across the ░░░░░░░░ is growing So let ░░░░░░░░ bring in Dr Ashish ░░░░░░░░ Dean of the brown ░░░░░░░░ school of public health ░░░░░░░░ served as White House ░░░░░░░░ 19 response coordinator in ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration It s ░░░░░░░░ to see you this ░░░░░░░░ Dr Jha Peter Marks ░░░░░░░░ a key role and ░░░░░░░░ are told by an ░░░░░░░░ familiar with his resignation ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t really ░░░░░░░░ resignation that he was ░░░░░░░░ out basically This is ░░░░░░░░ he said in his ░░░░░░░░ letter It has become ░░░░░░░░ that truth and transparency ░░░░░░░░ not desired by the ░░░░░░░░ but rather he wishes ░░░░░░░░ confirmation of his misinformation ░░░░░░░░ lies Your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ of this JHA Well ░░░░░░░░ of all it s ░░░░░░░░ to be back And ░░░░░░░░ is a tragic moment ░░░░░░░░ Marks is one of ░░░░░░░░ best scientists in America ░░░░░░░░ the chief scientific architect ░░░░░░░░ operation warp speed the ░░░░░░░░ in the pandemic More ░░░░░░░░ more recently he has ░░░░░░░░ pushed to advocate for ░░░░░░░░ vitamins and cod liver ░░░░░░░░ and not the thing ░░░░░░░░ know works for measles ░░░░░░░░ is vaccines And for ░░░░░░░░ with his scientific integrity ░░░░░░░░ got to be too ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ You have made ░░░░░░░░ secret about your concern ░░░░░░░░ RFK Jr As HHS ░░░░░░░░ He is also planning ░░░░░░░░ establish a so called ░░░░░░░░ injury agency within the ░░░░░░░░ JHA Look we absolutely ░░░░░░░░ be tracking side effects ░░░░░░░░ injuries from vaccines They ░░░░░░░░ rare but they happen ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ them What he is ░░░░░░░░ is elevating that issue ░░░░░░░░ a point and bringing ░░░░░░░░ people who are not ░░░░░░░░ who are going to ░░░░░░░░ the data on injuries ░░░░░░░░ side effects much more ░░░░░░░░ than they are We ░░░░░░░░ be tracking it The ░░░░░░░░ does track it What ░░░░░░░░ s doing is augmenting ░░░░░░░░ issue in a way ░░░░░░░░ is wholly inappropriate We ░░░░░░░░ t do that for ░░░░░░░░ medicines RADDATZ And people ░░░░░░░░ this it has an ░░░░░░░░ JHA We re seeing ░░░░░░░░ rates among children declining ░░░░░░░░ that of course is ░░░░░░░░ kids across America at ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ And what about ░░░░░░░░ cuts at HHS They ░░░░░░░░ this week that it ░░░░░░░░ eventually be 20 000 ░░░░░░░░ of the workforce Look ░░░░░░░░ can look across the ░░░░░░░░ government and say can ░░░░░░░░ be cuts anywhere When ░░░░░░░░ look at HHS is ░░░░░░░░ a realistic cut JHA ░░░░░░░░ look I served in ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ government could be a ░░░░░░░░ more efficient No doubt ░░░░░░░░ it The question is ░░░░░░░░ are you going about ░░░░░░░░ cuts and what are ░░░░░░░░ positions you re eliminating ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ of people who do ░░░░░░░░ of nursing homes to ░░░░░░░░ sure nursing homes are ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ rid of people who ░░░░░░░░ into factories who make ░░░░░░░░ our drug supply is ░░░░░░░░ So what I m ░░░░░░░░ about is not so ░░░░░░░░ the cuts but where ░░░░░░░░ cuts are going to ░░░░░░░░ Are they going to ░░░░░░░░ targeted and thoughtful So ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen no ░░░░░░░░ they are targeted and ░░░░░░░░