Fmr. CDC Official: The American People Can’t Trust What’s Coming Out from RFK Jr.

JANSING And now I ░░░░░░░░ to bring in Kevin ░░░░░░░░ He was the director ░░░░░░░░ the Centers for Disease ░░░░░░░░ and Prevention s Office ░░░░░░░░ Communications from 2022 until ░░░░░░░░ 10 days ago and ░░░░░░░░ an op ed in ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post titled Why ░░░░░░░░ Left My Job Leading ░░░░░░░░ Health Messaging for the ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us Look I ░░░░░░░░ to stay on the ░░░░░░░░ of measles for a ░░░░░░░░ because you wrote in ░░░░░░░░ op ed we haven ░░░░░░░░ seen a public briefing ░░░░░░░░ the CDC on this ░░░░░░░░ So when the WHO ░░░░░░░░ says misinformation and disinformation ░░░░░░░░ I suppose you would ░░░░░░░░ to that lack of ░░░░░░░░ kills what should people ░░░░░░░░ GRIFFIS Well I mean ░░░░░░░░ s one of the ░░░░░░░░ I wrote about in ░░░░░░░░ op ed and I ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ that we now consider ░░░░░░░░ standing up sources of ░░░░░░░░ that can be an ░░░░░░░░ potentially to HHS Because ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen from ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy unfortunately is a ░░░░░░░░ of saying things that ░░░░░░░░ aren t accurate about ░░░░░░░░ about avian flu And ░░░░░░░░ s concerning and because ░░░░░░░░ want to be sure ░░░░░░░░ we re getting to ░░░░░░░░ American people the best ░░░░░░░░ that s available evidence ░░░░░░░░ information about disease outbreaks ░░░░░░░░ that they can make ░░░░░░░░ best decisions for themselves ░░░░░░░░ protect their health and ░░░░░░░░ the health of their ░░░░░░░░ JANSING I want to ░░░░░░░░ exactly what you re ░░░░░░░░ that there should be ░░░░░░░░ kind of private I ░░░░░░░░ information source for people ░░░░░░░░ they can t trust ░░░░░░░░ your mind the government ░░░░░░░░ that s coming out ░░░░░░░░ Well certainly I don ░░░░░░░░ think they can trust ░░░░░░░░ s coming out from ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy right now I ░░░░░░░░ that the CDC so ░░░░░░░░ for the most part ░░░░░░░░ been able to resist ░░░░░░░░ to try to include ░░░░░░░░ that is categorically false ░░░░░░░░ that has not been ░░░░░░░░ case for Secretary Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ the fact is that ░░░░░░░░ most Americans they know ░░░░░░░░ he is the top ░░░░░░░░ official in the country ░░░░░░░░ know the name really ░░░░░░░░ And so they may ░░░░░░░░ you know they may ░░░░░░░░ what he is saying ░░░░░░░░ I think what is ░░░░░░░░ is for us to ░░░░░░░░ about whether there are ░░░░░░░░ alternatives to that whether ░░░░░░░░ need to stand up ░░░░░░░░ or other entities that ░░░░░░░░ be able to provide ░░░░░░░░ that would make sure ░░░░░░░░ we are providing evidence ░░░░░░░░ information to the American ░░░░░░░░ so they have somewhere ░░░░░░░░ go when they have ░░░░░░░░ because I don t ░░░░░░░░ m concerned that that ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ case for HHS moving ░░░░░░░░