Casey Means

My professional history is a feature, it's not a bug.

I have had a unique history that has merged entrepreneurship, public health advocacy, faculty, course direction at Stanford University,

as well as being an editor of a medical journal and a biomedical researcher.

And in these complex times for American healthcare, that type of multidisciplinary history is going to be extremely valuable for the American people.

show respect to practice medicine i owned my own medical practice and i've seen thousands of patients and i did over four years of surgical training which is more than many of our past surgeon generals completed who did medical specialties i have completed extremely thorough medical training and i have the ability through these experiences to communicate excellent public health information and i really look forward to working with the commission corps

This is an incredible group of people, 5,000 uniformed officers who are committing their lives to helping the American people.

And personally, just to share a little bit of a vision for that.

I agree with that.

Like you, I'm a physician.

I believe vaccines save lives.

I believe that vaccines are a key part of every public, of any infectious disease public health strategy.

And I would work with you, the CDC, the NIH, ACEF, FDA.

I'm supportive of vaccination.

I...

I do believe that each patient, mother, parent needs to have a conversation with their pediatrician about any medication they're putting in their body and their children's bodies.

I'm not an individual's doctor, and every individual needs to talk to their doctor before putting a medication in their body.

I absolutely am supportive of...

of the measles vaccine, and I do believe vaccines save lives and are an important part of the public health strategy.

At the risk of sounding repetitive, I do think it's very important as a physician and to rebuild

trust in public health to make sure that patients are encouraged to have informed consent with their doctor before getting any medication.