HEALTH
President for Strategic Communications, Global Public
Policy and Population Health
at Merck, as of December
2014. Dr. Gerberding is one of
many researchers using the
revolving door between government and industry. She
has made millions of dollars
with Merck and from Merck
stocks since leaving the CDC.
7. D
r. Thompson describes a
culture at CDC where “senior
people do completely unethical, vile things” and they are
“not held accountable.” One
can hope Congress will hold
hearings in the near future
to hold them accountable.
Hopefully, someday we will
also have a president willing
to hold the CDC accountable.
8. D
r. Thompson makes an
excellent policy recommendation regarding the CDC and
the future of vaccine safety.
Dr. Thompson suggests moving vaccine safety