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Scott Jennings: CDC Official Used the Term ‘Pregnant People,’ This Guy Is Not Credible to Me
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CNN

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
Show
CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
Persons
Abby Phillip
, Scott Jennings
, Chris Pernell

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Scott Jennings
Employment: Peritus
Position: Senior Strategist

Name: Chris Pernell
Employment: Center for Health Equity (NAACP)
Position: Director
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08/29/2025 01:59 am
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JBDiaz (staff)
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0:01:27
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35
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Transcript
PHILLIP RFK Jr Came ░░░░░░░░ knowing what he wanted ░░░░░░░░ science to say PERNELL ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP And it sounds ░░░░░░░░ from that official what ░░░░░░░░ happening is that he ░░░░░░░░ making pronouncements and then ░░░░░░░░ things to back it ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ that affects real people ░░░░░░░░ lives Vaccines you know ░░░░░░░░ We re in a ░░░░░░░░ Immunization Awareness Month JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ hear the criticism from ░░░░░░░░ person I just I ░░░░░░░░ have to say he ░░░░░░░░ use the term pregnant ░░░░░░░░ in his resignation PERNELL ░░░░░░░░ come on JENNINGS And ░░░░░░░░ m sorry if that ░░░░░░░░ like the way you ░░░░░░░░ if that is like ░░░░░░░░ way you re presenting ░░░░░░░░ I have questions about ░░░░░░░░ credibility PERNELL Scott that ░░░░░░░░ a ruse PHILLIP The ░░░░░░░░ view at this table ░░░░░░░░ that we are talking ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ He really wrote it ░░░░░░░░ PERNELL It s a ░░░░░░░░ because people have already ░░░░░░░░ This guy s not ░░░░░░░░ to me That s ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Scott are you ░░░░░░░░ PERNELL Come on seriously ░░░░░░░░ He is not credible ░░░░░░░░ No no no Are ░░░░░░░░ serious that this is ░░░░░░░░ Yes he did write ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP that of all ░░░░░░░░ things that we re ░░░░░░░░ about here immunizations vaccines ░░░░░░░░ research about on communicable ░░░░░░░░ on cancer And you ░░░░░░░░ the most concerned about ░░░░░░░░ s use of the ░░░░░░░░ people JENNINGS Yeah PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ s the most important ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Because you were ░░░░░░░░ complaining about the politicization ░░░░░░░░ science PERNELL That s ░░░░░░░░ politicization JENNINGS And I ░░░░░░░░ t think of politicization ░░░░░░░░ science more than that ░░░░░░░░ what some of these ░░░░░░░░ said to the American ░░░░░░░░ during Covid I just ░░░░░░░░ credibility of some of ░░░░░░░░ folks who are complaining ░░░░░░░░ PERNELL Well I m ░░░░░░░░ and I m a ░░░░░░░░ health and preventive medicine ░░░░░░░░ We in the NAACP ░░░░░░░░ complaining.”
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