Dr. Paul Offit: I Feel Sorry for the CDC Dir. Nominee, I Don’t Know How She Could Work Under a Man as Anti-Vaccine as RFK Jr.

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OFFIT: “Good luck to her. I mean, I think that if you look at what happened to Susan Monarez, who said, I am going to support the science, I am not loyal to you, RFK Jr.., I am loyal to the science, that got her fired. I think Erica Schwartz, I don‘t know her personally, but from everything I‘ve read, she looks like a public health leader who will actually support public health, which will be a refreshing change. I feel sorry for her. I don‘t know how she can possibly work under a man who, as anti-vaccine as he is, but, I think what you‘re seeing is you‘re seeing that, I think the Trump Administration stepped in and said, this is who we want, because they know that RFK Jr.. Does not represent most parents. Most parents — Republican, Democrat, independent — support vaccines. They don‘t like this anti-vaccine movement. They don‘t like these outbreaks. And I think that‘s why the Trump Administration stepped in and supported Erica Schwartz. Believe me, this is not something he likes or supports.”