bruce weniger, medical epidemiologist who worked at the cdc for 30 years, now speaking out about the shortcomings of that agency's response. dr. weniger, thank you for making time to be here tonight and thank you for your service. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. ight back. stay with us and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment every day and get to and stay undetectable can no longer transmit h-i-v through sex. serious side effects can occur, including kidney problems and kidney failure. rare, life-threatening side effects include a buildup of lactic acid and liver problems. do not take biktarvy if you take dofetilide or rifampin. tell your doctor about all the medicines and supplements you take, if you are pregnant or breastfeedi

bruce weniger over time would be the vaccine guru and particular expert on the spread of hiv and aidse continent of asia. that's weniger with bill clinton who appointed him to the presidential advisory on hiv and aids in 1995. so when dr. bruce weniger who spent 30 years fighting deadly viruses, when this man inpart inparticular fires off a public rocket aimed squarely at the cdc over their handling of the pandemic and what they have not done that they were expected to do, when it comes from him, you ought to sit up and listen. joining us now is dr. bruce weig weigner affiliated with emory university and shanghai university. great to have you with us tonight. thank you for making time. >> thank you for having me here and also for your coverage of what is happening to the cdc whose mission my co-author on the essay and i have been very proud to serve for our entire careers. i must correct you, the rocket, as you termed it, was not aimed at the cdc, it was aimed for the cdc. >> well, to that point. let me just ask you as somebody whose been in the middle of the cdc's response to what se