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‘Utterly Ridiculous!’ C-SPAN Caller Unleashes on Former CDC Chief Over Pushing Childhood Vaccines - Mediaite

Published by Mediaite By Kathryn Wilkens · 13 August 2026 at 23:54
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‘Utterly Ridiculous!’ C-SPAN Caller Unleashes on Former CDC Chief Over Pushing Childhood Vaccines - Mediaite
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Dr. Richard Besser, who served as the CDC's acting director in 2009, was harshly criticized by a C-SPAN caller on Wednesday who described his support for childhood vaccines as "utterly ridiculous."

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