The FDA Commissioner on Vaccines and Public Trust

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  The Trump administration is making a lot of changes to public health policy,

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  particularly under the head of Health and Human Services,

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  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. One of the most contentious areas is around vaccines.

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  This summer,

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  Kennedy fired all of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel and has taken heat for what critics say undermines confidence in the system.

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  And two weeks ago, The White House fired the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

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  reportedly because of disagreements around vaccine approval.

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  One of the government officials in charge of approving vaccines and who reports into Kennedy's department is Dr. Marty McCary,

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  the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

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  In the summer,

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  McCary's FDA decided to narrow the number of people who are supposed to get this year's COVID booster,

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  approving it only for people over the age of 65 or with adverse health conditions.

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  This week,

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  we sat down with Dr. Marty McCary to talk about how he sees the FDA's role in this moment of vaccine politics and how health officials can rebuild trust at a time when trust in public health policy is at historic lows.

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  Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power.

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  I'm Ryan Knudsen.

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  It's Tuesday, September 9th.

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  Coming up on the show, Dr. Marty McCary on the FDA vaccines and trust in public health.

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  Commissioner Marty McCary, thanks so much for coming back to the podcast.

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  Great to be with you, Ryan.

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