Susan Monarez: “He said during the COVID outbreak, CDC told hospitals to…”

“He said CDC forced people to wear masks and social distance like a dictatorship. And the one I think that hurt me the most was a particularly vivid phrase. He said during the COVID outbreak, CDC told hospitals to turn away sick COVID patients until they had blue lips before allowing them to get treatment. And it is fair to say, in your view, that those statements are not true? Those statements are not true. Thank you. We what was the secretary's temperament as you pushed back?” (00:33–00:43)

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