Dr. Ashish Jha: We Wish that We Could Rely on Science, That’s Not What We’re Seeing out of This HHS

BOLDUAN And plain and ░░░░░░░░ I mean what s ░░░░░░░░ to happen now when ░░░░░░░░ comes to vaccine approval ░░░░░░░░ FDA leadership when it ░░░░░░░░ to vaccines going forward ░░░░░░░░ I mean Peter Marks ░░░░░░░░ been around and been ░░░░░░░░ respected in how he ░░░░░░░░ led vaccine approval for ░░░░░░░░ very long time JHA ░░░░░░░░ And one thing to ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ that he oversees he ░░░░░░░░ Right JHA oversees all ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ therapies a lot of ░░░░░░░░ therapies They re going ░░░░░░░░ have a hard time ░░░░░░░░ someone of his scientific ░░░░░░░░ And what that means ░░░░░░░░ me is we re ░░░░░░░░ to see a slowdown ░░░░░░░░ approvals of these new ░░░░░░░░ and new vaccines We ░░░░░░░░ going to probably not ░░░░░░░░ the same quality of ░░░░░░░░ of rigorous review that ░░░░░░░░ been standard for FDA ░░░░░░░░ s a tough moment ░░░░░░░░ our country I obviously ░░░░░░░░ they do find somebody ░░░░░░░░ terrific but one has ░░░░░░░░ worry that they re ░░░░░░░░ to struggle to do ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN Add into this ░░░░░░░░ late last week RFK ░░░░░░░░ Said that he plans ░░░░░░░░ create a Vaccine Injury ░░░░░░░░ within CDC Let me ░░░░░░░░ how he talked about ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Kennedy JR ░░░░░░░░ already have a division ░░░░░░░░ NIH that is devoted ░░░░░░░░ studying long Covid and ░░░░░░░░ figuring out cures and ░░░░░░░░ study and we re ░░░░░░░░ an agency within CDC ░░░░░░░░ is going to specialize ░░░░░░░░ vaccine injuries We are ░░░░░░░░ to having gold standard ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ can figure out what ░░░░░░░░ treatments are and that ░░░░░░░░ can deliver the best ░░░░░░░░ possible to the American ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends BOLDUAN What ░░░░░░░░ this going to do ░░░░░░░░ than elevate elevate a ░░░░░░░░ of what we know ░░░░░░░░ vaccine injuries related to ░░░░░░░░ in comparison to obviously ░░░░░░░░ benefit that we ve ░░░░░░░░ over decades and decades ░░░░░░░░ decades of what vaccines ░░░░░░░░ do JHA Yeah so ░░░░░░░░ s first agree that ░░░░░░░░ all agree with the ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ gold standard science drive ░░░░░░░░ decision completely agree with ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN But doesn t ░░░░░░░░ already happen JHA We ░░░░░░░░ that s what I ░░░░░░░░ going to say is ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ actually have a very ░░░░░░░░ vaccine surveillance system that ░░░░░░░░ for injuries identifies them ░░░░░░░░ ve actually used that ░░░░░░░░ we pulled the J ░░░░░░░░ vaccine off the market ░░░░░░░░ was exactly built on ░░░░░░░░ system It was quite ░░░░░░░░ The real problem here ░░░░░░░░ not only are you ░░░░░░░░ you know elevating this ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ not appropriate but you ░░░░░░░░ to look at who ░░░░░░░░ s appointing So he ░░░░░░░░ appointed a guy to ░░░░░░░░ the Link between the ░░░░░░░░ Link between vaccines and ░░░░░░░░ And the guy has ░░░░░░░░ scientific training has had ░░░░░░░░ has been actually brought ░░░░░░░░ on charges for fraudulent ░░░░░░░░ behavior And so it ░░░░░░░░ who he s appointing ░░░░░░░░ are not gold standard ░░░░░░░░ This is really all ░░░░░░░░ attempt to spread more ░░░░░░░░ information We wish that ░░░░░░░░ could rely on science ░░░░░░░░ s not what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing out of this ░░░░░░░░ House out out of ░░░░░░░░ HHS.”