Céline Gounder, Â鶹ŮÓÅ Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation With Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31 to discuss leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and vaccine policy concerns. Gounder noted that the departures of top officials and confusion over how to get vaccines affect the public health of Americans. She pointed out that Americans may want to get vaccinated and stay healthy to avoid having to miss work or school.
She recently explored these issues in her article “Senior CDC Officials Resign After Monarez’s Ouster, Citing Concerns Over Scientific Independence.”
on CBS News and to read the transcript.
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