I'm a doctor who has seen people die from vaccine preventable diseases.

And when I see outbreaks numbering in the thousands and people dying once more from vaccine preventable diseases, particularly children,

it seems more than tragic.

Now the CDC director, I applaud.

You have said in a previous hearing that you were not involved in her selection,

but you agree with President Trump's election. I've not met with her yet formally, but I agree

as well. She seems to be a qualified person. I did not say that I was not involved in her selection.

I didn't follow it. But so my question here, with the new CDC director, whoever she or he is, there are currently

political appointees at CDC who have worked to undermine trust in immunizations.

Will the new director, whoever she is, have the right to make decisions independently of those political appointees

and or replace them or otherwise reassign them so they cannot continue to actively undermine trust

in immunizations.

Your characterization of the political appointees is wrong, And the CDC director has that power.

Now, so she will have, if she wishes to, if she wishes to make a decision independently of them,

she shall be allowed to make that decision independently.

That's correct?

Yes.

Okay. That's pertinent Yes. Okay.

That's pertinent.

This summer we're hosting the World Cup and celebrating America's 250th birthday.

Tourists from all over the world will come to the United States.

Unfortunately, some of them will bring vaccine preventable diseases like measles.

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