Hearing on CDC and Vaccines
The chairwoman Mike Crapo, a Republican of Idaho, praised the government’s "steadfast commitment" to improve the health of the nation in his opening declaration. He did not mention the youngest drama on the CDC or controversy about vaccine policy. Crapo admitted that he was expecting a "spirited debate" today. But he praised the committee for his "deep history of the cross-party health care". He browned the administration for her efforts to combat "waste, fraud and abuse in our federal health programs" together with HHS ‘"renewed focus on combating basic causes for chronic diseases and promoting prevention".
Kennedy’s Arrival and Statement
Kennedy arrived in the crowded listening room of the Senate of the Senate of Dirksen in the crowded hearing room of the office building of the Senate and took its place at the Witness table shortly after 10 a.m. The HHS secretary published a video in which he outlined his attitude towards the CDC and said that it was "the most trustworthy guardian in the world’s public health" with a "simple and noble" mission to protect Americans from infectious diseases. "But the agency drifted over the years," said Kennedy. "Bureaucracy, politicized science and mission crawled this mission and wasted public trust."
Survey on Vaccines
A new survey finds that Americans tend to believe the guidelines of Kennedy that vaccines are less available than more available. However, the vast majority of the Americans believe that the government should make vaccines more available when people want them. A considerable third party is not sure or I’m not sure. There is a large perspective among the Americans, which should be the government policy encourage parents to vaccinate their children for diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella.
Call for Kennedy’s Resignation
More than 1,000 current and former HHS employees wrote an open letter on Wednesday, in which Kennedy will either step down or be released. The letter accused Kennedy of "endangering" the health of the nation. It quoted the revolution of the last week on the CDC, the decision of the Food and Drug Administration, to abolish emergency permits that made the Covid 19 vaccines available for toddlers, and the increase in so-called "political ideologues, which as scientific experts" appear "for the most important vaccine.
Senators’ Questions for Kennedy
Members of the Senate Financing Committee presented their questions to Kennedy to reporters this week, with some concerns about the latest CDC departures and other statements for Kennedy. Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican in North Carolina, told the reporters on Wednesday that he shared the concerns that the Cassidy had expressed. Senator Ron Wyden von Oregon, the ranking democrat in the Finanz Committee, said he wanted to hear from Kennedy that "access to the vaccine is what he wants".
Need for Stability
When asked what he would like to hear at Kennedy’s hearing, the majority leader of the Senate, John Thune, told reporters on Wednesday that "we need stability" based on the material of the CDC director from her role less than a month after the Senate confirmed it for the management of the public health authority. Thune added: "Anyone who ends up in this position should not disqualify to support or in favor of vaccines."
Former CDC Directors’ Criticism
Nine former CDC directors wrote an OP-ED that sentenced Kennedy’s leadership after the CDC director’s dismissal last week and claimed that he had "endangered the health of every American". In their surgical ED, the former CDC directors, who worked among democratic and republican administrations, pointed out a number of decisions by Kennedy, of which they say about medical research and the change too replace members among other things in an important vaccine consulting committee.
