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Susan Monarez: “I was instructed to not speak directly with senators.”

Featuring: Susan Monarez, Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:09

And the idea and the issue needs to be discussed. But the COVID vaccine is not reducing hospitalization. It's not statistically significant. Were you instructed by the secretary of HHS to not speak to senators? I was instructed to not speak directly with senators. And was that Also in the August 25th meeting you described? That was over the course. I had several engagements with the secretary over that day, and it was in one of those meetings that I was instructed. (04:09–04:13)

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