richard besser joining us.aking your phone calls on regional lines. 202-748-8000 if you are in eastern or central time zones. 202-748-8001 if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones. linda is up first out of southgate michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i feel a little bit saddened to hear the doctor apologize and apologize when he cannot be partisan. however we all know that the reason that the cdc was kneecap and was not allowed to communicate directly with the public is that during all of obama's time with ebola and sars and everything and it was because of donald trump. he did not allow them to. he wanted all of the communication to come through him, which totally sidelined everything. as far as the masks, the day that dr. redfield announced that we were to wear masks, immediately afterwards donald trump got on the podium and said well, it is voluntary, you can wear one if you want to do not have to, but i am not going to. so most of the information through the whole pandemic was the economy

richard besser joining us.g your phone calls on regional lines. 202-748-8000 if you are in eastern or central time zones. 202-748-8001 if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones. linda is up first out of southgate michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i feel a little bit saddened to hear the doctor apologize and apologize when he cannot be partisan. however we all know that the reason that the cdc was kneecap and was not allowed to communicate directly with the public is that during all of obama's time with ebola and sars and everything and it was because of donald trump. he did not allow them to. he wanted all of the communication to come through him, which totally sidelined everything. as far as the masks, the day that dr. redfield announced that we were to wear masks, immediately afterwards donald trump got on the podium and said well, it is voluntary, you can wear one if you want to do not have to, but i am not going to. so most of the information through the whole pandemic was the economy was

richard besser. dr.re very concerned about this right now. what does that tell you that polio is detectable in new york city's wastewater? >> you know, brianna, what it says to me is that we are -- we are always at risk of new infectious agents or infectious agents that we thought were in our history, of them coming back to our country. what it says to me as a pediatrician and a parent is it's so important to ensure that our children are vaccinated fully and on time. so that if and when things like polio are reintroduced to our country, our children are safe and protected. there are a lot of children out there who are not fully vaccinated. a lot having to do with covid and having challenges getting in just for regular -- regular childhood visits. >> is the u.s. ready for this? >> well, you know, what really concerns here is some of the conversation about vaccines and whether vaccination should be something that's purely personal choice and whether we're -- enough to ensure that every child has the access

richard besser, a former acting director of the center of disease control and prevention. us to join -- to talk about the future of the cdc in the wake of scathing reviews leading to some major changes at the cdc. first on those internal and external reviews, what did they find, where did the cdc dropped the ball during the pandemic? guest: yes. as you are saying last week the cdc came out with changes that they want to make to make the agency stronger to address concerns during the pandemic. to answer your specific

richard besser joins us to talk about a review that found shortcomings and failures in the

richard besser, the former acting director of the cdc back in 2009. thought on the reorganization plan on the cdc taking a hard look at itself in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. a pandemic that continues today. ron in denver, colorado, democrat. good morning. caller: hi. as far as the student loans go, they should forgive them all. we've destroyed their planet, probably their future. there's not going to be any water. they won't be able to go outside without a mask in 40 years. who knows? but that's what's not fair. and these greedy old boomers, i'm a boomer too, and i'm so ashamed of these greedy pro-life christian -- thank you. host: the commentary on president biden's student loan forgiveness plan continuing on the papers here's one of them on in the "washington times." "the reversed robinhood." robbing the poor to give to the rich. that is president biden's entire policy in a nutshell. the latest scam to defraud innocent taxpayers is his $300 billion vote buying program to force americans to pay for rich students to teach students that there ar

richard besser said that's also an important response and should be continued. their waste water. polio virus is one of those viruses that is excreted in the stool. so you can monitor waste water to see if it's in the community. but when you see a signal like this, it should be an alarm. it should be an alarm for every parent, for every pediatrician to insure every child is fully vaccinated. >> so we heard there, jake, dr. besser was speaking with our colleague, brianna keilar in that clip, and he said that this is raising alarm. >> and turning now to covid. the uk today became the first government in the world to approve covid boosters targeting the original strain and another that goes after the omicron variant. what might this mean for the u.s. given the fact that the fda is still waiting to approve an additional covid booster for those younger than 50? >> right, so even though we're still waiting, we could see updated boosters as early as next month, possibly in september. we do know that the biden administration already has purchase agreements with moderna

dr richard besser says schools can now focus on other problems that resulted from the pandemic so importantal emotional health for their development. for their academic success. some school districts eased measures after the cdc loosened its own quarantine and testing guidelines last thursday, the cdc says, while the virus continues to spread about 95% of americans, 16 or older have required some type of immunity from either infection or vaccination, rather than focusing on suppressing the spread of the disease is now coming to reality and saying, well, let's let's use the tools we have to protect the vulnerable. meanwhile the uk became the first country to authorize moderna's new covid booster that targets the original strain as well as the b a one. ah macron sub variant. as for when the u. s could see additional boosters, the fda told drugmakers any covid vaccines updated for the fall must target the newest, ah macron sub variants b a four nba five. it's a very busy virus. it's been mutating since its inception, and what this vaccine helps to do is it gives us another piece of armory real

. >>> joining me now, richard besser of the robert wood johnson foundation. vaccines available to the public is a very good thing. i'm wondering why, though, they didn't move this way sooner considering it is clear that the administration public health in general does not have a handle on this monkeypox outbreak yet. what do you think of this? >> i think, kate, it is a good thing that additional attention is being put to this. in particular attention to helping people understand where the risk is the greatest and what needs to be done. this is an outbreak that is primly affecting men who have sex with men. so focusing on those events, focusing on messaging so people know what they can do, what to look out for, to help protect their health is really, really important. one of the things that i think is exciting here is that the fda stepped up and looked at the current vaccine supply and said is there a way to make this vaccine supply go further in a way that is safe and is effective. and so as we're hearing from jeremy, the change from injecting the vaccine und

richard besser says schools can now focus on other problems that resulted from the pandemic so importantir social emotional health for their development for their academic success. some school districts eased measures after the cdc loosened its own quarantine and testing guidelines last thursday. the cdc says. while the virus continues to spread about 95% of americans, 16 or older have required some type of immunity from either infection or vaccination, rather than focusing on suppressing the spread of the disease. it's now coming to reality and saying well, let's let's use the tools we have to protect the vulnerable. meanwhile the uk became the first country to authorize moderna's new covid booster that targets the original strain as well as the b a one r macron said. variant. as for when the u. s could see additional boosters, the fda told drugmakers any covid vaccines updated for the fall must target the newest, a macron sub variants b a four nba five. it's a very busy virus. it's been mutating since its inception, and what this vaccine helps to do is it gives us another piece of armo

dr richard besser says schools can now focus on other problems that resulted from the pandemic so important their social emotional health for their development for their academic success. some school districts eased measures after the cdc loosened its own quarantine and testing guidelines last thursday. the cdc says. while the virus continues to spread about 95% of americans, 16 or older have required some type of immunity from either infection or vaccination, rather than focusing on suppressing the spread of the disease. it's now coming to reality and saying well, let's let's use the tools we have to protect the vulnerable. meanwhile the uk became the first country to authorize moderna's new covid booster that targets the original strain as well as the b a one r macron said. variant. as for when the u. s could see additional boosters, the fda told drugmakers any covid vaccines updated for the fall must target the newest, a macron sub variants b a four nba five. it's a very busy virus. it's been mutating since its inception, and what this vaccine helps to do is it gives us another piece of

richard besser, dr.rican people, maybe i shouldn't say all trust is lost but it's been decimated for certain. doctor: yeah, i sure hope so. we as a nation need to have a public health agency that we trust, that we listen to that we respect, that understands the needs of -- of people across our nation and i think it is too late to regain the trust around covid but as we know there are public health crises and events that will continue to occur that are occurring now and cdc does have a chance to reset and, you know, with the director lays out are really important steps. it will be critical to -- to see if she can -- if she can pull that off but the one around communication is key. people need information in a timely fashion that is understandable, that can help people make the decisions to keep themselves safe especially during a time of crisis. dagen: well, but she was at odds or at least having to fight for the spotlight with tony fauci and maybe that was part of the problem because there was misinforma

dr richard besser says schools can now focus on other problems that resulted from the pandemic so importantevelopment for their academic success. some school districts eased measures after the cdc loosened its own quarantine and testing guidelines last thursday. the cdc says. while the virus continues to spread about 95% of americans, 16 or older have required some type of immunity from either infection or vaccination, rather than focusing on suppressing the spread of the disease. it's now coming to reality and saying well, let's let's use the tools we have to protect the vulnerable. meanwhile the uk became the first country to authorize moderna's new covid booster that targets the original strain as well as the b a one. ah macron said. variant. as for when the u. s could see additional boosters, the fda told drugmakers any covid vaccines updated for the fall must target the newest, a macron sub variants b a four nba five. it's a very busy virus. it's been mutating since its inception, and what this vaccine helps to do is it gives us another piece of armory really another tool in the box so