Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acting Director Jay Bhattacharya told agency staff Wednesday he has had “scientific” disagreements with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Do we agree on every single item? No,” Bhattacharya said of Kennedy during an internal Q&A session, according to audio obtained by NOTUS. He added, “We may have disagreements about scientific matters, but he listens.”
More specifically, Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor and health economist who rose to prominence as a critic of COVID-19 shutdown policies, said he would continue to strongly encourage parents to vaccinate their children.