Do you think CDC is sort of broken beyond repair. Like how do how are you going to understand the guidance and official pronouncements of this institution you worked at that's just so central that so many people depend on god forbid if we have another pandemic which is not totally a crazy idea. How are you going to parse what comes out of that institution now.So there's still thousands of you know wonderful scientists and you know on the ground responders at CDC. I think the things I would have more um hesi ...

Now, Could you do you accept the fact that a million Americans died from CO. I don't know how many died. You're the Secretary of Health and Human Services.You don't have any idea how many Americans died from CO. >> I don't think anybody knows that because the there was so much data chaos coming out of the CDC and there was incentives and these are >> you don't know the answer of how many Americans from CO. This is the Secretary of Health and Human Services.Do you think the vaccine did anything to prevent ad ...

Vaccine Policy & Public Health Concerns - The report highlights concerns that US vaccine policy is being reshaped by individuals with a history of spreading misinformation about vaccine safety, raising alarm within the medical community [1] - The FDA's top vaccine official limited the use of two COVID vaccines against the recommendations of agency medical experts [2] - The CDC's vaccine advisory committee, newly appointed, considered a presentation promoting the debunked claim linking a mercury-based preservative to autism [2] - There are worries about the erosion of the CDC, with some personnel leaving due to data misrepresentation or suppression [8] - The US withdrew from the global alliance vaccine initiative, a program that has vaccinated approximately 1 billion children and saved an estimated 20 million lives worldwide [11] Advisory Committee & Decision-Making - The previous 17 members of the ACIP advisory committee were replaced with individuals described as science denialists, antivaccine activists, and conspiracy theorists [5] - The current ACIP is characterized as an antivaccine committee, leading to concerns about bad recommendations [7] - Medical and scientific communities are largely ignoring the ACIP due to its recent anti-science decision regarding an influenza vaccine containing thiosol [9] - There are concerns that future vaccine advisory committees will lose credibility due to partisan influences [15] Potential Solutions & Future Outlook - Parallel advisory committees, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Foundation of Infectious Disease, are working with insurance companies to ensure coverage for recommended vaccines, even if the ACIP does not endorse them [7] - There is hope that a future HHS secretary or administration could reinstate previous policies and re-establish a science-based advisory committee [12][13]