David A. Kessler MD
@davidakesslermd
Prof @UCSFPediatrics @UCSF_Epibiostat. My "formers" - Chief Science Officer, Covid Response @HHSGov @POTUS; Commissioner @US_FDA; Dean @YaleMed & @UCSFMedicine
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09-08-2010 14:43:55
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Holiday travel has coincided w/ the rise in COVID-19 cases. David A. Kessler MD feels that “the most important thing is to reduce contact w/ other people by social distancing and wearing masks.” Jonathan Capehart sits down w/ Dr. Kessler to discuss at the Bloomberg #AmericanHealth Summit.
Please watch the Biden Inaugural Committee from home and stay safe.
Recollections from Anthony Fauci @NIAID @gregggonsalves David A. Kessler MD and then-Congressional aide Tim Westmoreland @georgetownlaw (who still knows Kramer’s phone number by heart - and that's land line, 1980s). He drove them all nuts - but they mourn him and miss him.
When I took office three weeks ago, America didn’t have a plan or enough supplies to vaccinate most of the country. But my team got right to work, and as of today, we’ve increased weekly vaccine shipments by nearly 30% and purchased enough vaccines to vaccinate all Americans.
#COVID19 vaccine distribution is top of mind for #localgov leaders. At #CityLab2021, HHS.gov's David A. Kessler MD joins Judy Woodruff of PBS News to discuss how the U.S. govt is coordinating with local & state entities to ramp up vaccinations. Tune in: buff.ly/39F8J5D
“Now, for the first time, we cannot order enough vaccines to provide boosters for all Americans if a fourth dose is deemed necessary in the fall,” write Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General and David A. Kessler MD, arguing for more funding for the U.S. Covid response. nyti.ms/3DkEpL0
