Holding Federal Public Health Agencies Accountable Lessons from Covid

Posted

November 16, 2023

Views

886

Likes

53

Comments

14

Engagement

7.56%

Search the Record

Indexed

Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.

Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.

Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line

YouTube Description

as posted by the channel

This past year, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, chaired by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), has conducted several outstanding oversight investigations into the performance of federal agencies that failed to respond effectively to the national medical emergency. These investigations revealed that federal officials failed to provide compelling information on the origin of the pandemic. They confused the public with mixed messages on the rationale and effectiveness of masking and provided weak scientific justifications for comprehensive vaccine mandates and extended school closures.

Three federal agencies that have major responsibilities in responding to a national health emergency are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Congress needs to reassess these agencies, clarify their roles and missions, and retarget funding, enabling them to cope more effectively in a future medical emergency.

HHS former General Counsel Robert Charrow, American Enterprise Institute's Dr. Brian Miller, and Paragon Health Institute’s Dr. Joel Zinberg will address these and related issues. Don’t miss it!

Still haven’t subscribed to The Heritage Foundation on YouTube? Click here ►

Follow The Heritage Foundation on Facebook

Follow The Heritage Foundation on Twitter

Follow The Heritage Foundation on Instagram

Guests & Subjects Covered

House Select SubcommitteeCoronavirus PandemicRep Brad Wenstrup R-OHDisease ControlPrevention CDCNational InstitutesHealth NIHDrug Administration FDA Congress

Sentinel Indexing in Progress

Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.

All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.

Holding Federal Public Health Agencies Accountable Lessons from Covid · The Heritage Foundation · Sentinel