Frieden on 'unprecedented' political influence in science
Clip: 8/26/2020 | 5m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Are U.S. medical experts being influenced by the Trump administration?
Questions are again being raised about whether the Trump administration is injecting politics into science -- and the national pandemic response. Recent moves by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appear to conflict with the medical community’s consensus on handling COVID-19. William Brangham talks to Dr. Thomas Frieden, former head of the CDC.
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Frieden on 'unprecedented' political influence in science
Clip: 8/26/2020 | 5m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Questions are again being raised about whether the Trump administration is injecting politics into science -- and the national pandemic response. Recent moves by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appear to conflict with the medical community’s consensus on handling COVID-19. William Brangham talks to Dr. Thomas Frieden, former head of the CDC.
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