Scott Gottlieb: RFK Jr. ‘Can and Will’ Follow Through on His Intentions and ‘It Will Cost Lives’

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GOTTLIEB: "I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country. You’ll see measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates go down. And like I said, if we lose another 5%, which could happen in the next year or two, we’ll see large measles outbreaks. For every 1,000 cases of measles that occur in children, there will be one death. And we are not good in this country at diagnosing and treating measles. If you look at the outbreak in Ohio, 30% of the kids were hospitalized. If you look at the outbreak in Minnesota, 20% were hospitalized because we don’t diagnose it quickly because — "

LIESMAN: "Have we lost the ability to do it?"

GOTTLIEB: "We lost the ability to diagnose it because doctors aren’t accustomed to seeing it and we don't know how to manage it in health care system."