Dr. Vin Gupta: There’s a Lot of Confusion at the CDC at a Time When Covid Is on the Rise

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CDC and ░░░░░░░░ by the CDC And ░░░░░░░░ gupta in that piece ░░░░░░░░ health officials the former ░░░░░░░░ officials had this message ░░░░░░░░ quote this is a ░░░░░░░░ to rally to protect ░░░░░░░░ health of every American ░░░░░░░░ our respective CDC tenures ░░░░░░░░ did not always agree ░░░░░░░░ our leaders but they ░░░░░░░░ gave us a reason ░░░░░░░░ doubt that they would ░░░░░░░░ on data driven insights ░░░░░░░░ our protection or that ░░░░░░░░ would support public health ░░░░░░░░ I was listening to ░░░░░░░░ interview with a former ░░░░░░░░ official today who was ░░░░░░░░ look I ve weathered ░░░░░░░░ storm of many political ░░░░░░░░ over my career So ░░░░░░░░ as you know RFK ░░░░░░░░ being was going through ░░░░░░░░ hearings I was concerned ░░░░░░░░ I thought he would ░░░░░░░░ least listen to us ░░░░░░░░ thought we would at ░░░░░░░░ have a voice in ░░░░░░░░ room And he was ░░░░░░░░ shocked to find that ░░░░░░░░ not the case Do ░░░░░░░░ share this level of ░░░░░░░░ that the department is ░░░░░░░░ longer relying on data ░░░░░░░░ insights and frankly science ░░░░░░░░ morning Yes I do ░░░░░░░░ believe that you know ░░░░░░░░ you Look at As ░░░░░░░░ enter the respiratory viral ░░░░░░░░ there s a few ░░░░░░░░ that concern me Covid ░░░░░░░░ are rising 11 of ░░░░░░░░ christina across the country ░░░░░░░░ positive That s on ░░░░░░░░ upswing Ed visits that ░░░░░░░░ for Covid are rising ░░░░░░░░ know it might seem ░░░░░░░░ this is a reality ░░░░░░░░ has passed us but ░░░░░░░░ is the world that ░░░░░░░░ live in 300 kids ░░░░░░░░ was just reported nearly ░░░░░░░░ 300 died from last ░░░░░░░░ s flu season approximating ░░░░░░░░ happened in 2009 during ░░░░░░░░ h1n1 pandemic And now ░░░░░░░░ the heels of this ░░░░░░░░ we re now having ░░░░░░░░ I mean I can ░░░░░░░░ tell you the number ░░░░░░░░ questions I m getting ░░░░░░░░ adults from parents saying ░░░░░░░░ I have access to ░░░░░░░░ vaccines Will I pay ░░░░░░░░ these vaccines Can my ░░░░░░░░ immunize me or my ░░░░░░░░ for any of these ░░░░░░░░ because they re worried ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ to the childhood immunization ░░░░░░░░ So fundamental questions are ░░░░░░░░ asked by Americans There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of confusion ░░░░░░░░ at the time in ░░░░░░░░ we can t afford ░░░░░░░░ with this respiratory virus ░░░░░░░░ Right right before us ░░░░░░░░ amy, one of the CDC