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Susan Monarez: “Science and evidence change... that's not how you innovate…”

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

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Bridging Innovation and Trust: A Conversation with former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez

Published | Video Starts at 49:24

And it's not that I had a lockdown mental model of we've done it this way in the past, we will always do it this way and we can never go back and do things that are advancing Science and evidence change... that's not how you innovate, that's not how you create new discoveries. You're questioning and challenging and, and making sure that you are always progressing in the development of science and evidence to make sure you're continuing to meet the needs in the health sector. (49:24–49:41)

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Asserts that innovation and discovery require questioning and challenging existing science and evidence.

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