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Eric Topol

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Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

Yeah.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

You know, what was exciting to see was a week ago that there was a pill vaccine against norovirus.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

And I wish that could go into acceleration because obviously that is a virus that's really causing trouble and

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

We haven't seen the last of it by any means.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

All right.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

So now setting the stage for what the pathogens are out there and at least some good information regarding measles and the others.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

We're in a very scary state with respect to measles.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

who's managing this and the lack of evidence-based for a lot of decisions or cutting major cuts.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

Today, we saw that there's a judge that wants to reverse all these federal people that have been let go, including the CDC, the NIH, FDA.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

I don't know.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

Of course, that could be a constitutional crisis because maybe the administration won't listen to the judge or will just keep appealing to the Supreme Court.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

Who knows where that's going to go?

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

But you have been an advisor to CDC.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

And you're very close to a lot of the people there.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

I don't know if you'd say they've been gutted, but a substantial reduction in force, right?

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

Right.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

And even the ones who are getting notes that they might get rehired if they abide by the judge's decision or the Supreme Court, they may not even want to go back because of the way things are happening with, you know, each week to send your five things that you did and all these ridiculous things that are

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

not the normal way that we do public health in this country or do biomedical research, of course.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

So that brings me to your efforts, which I think are really extraordinary.

Ground Truths
Katelyn Jetelina: Public health in the US

You think about this all the time, seems like, you know, 24 seven, how can we do better?