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Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb talked America’s COVID-19 response during a...

Data. the daytaset we have on the safety and efficacy of the vaccines is enormous. it has been data carried out over a long period of time. people who feel these are novel and we don't have a lot of data to inform decisions, we actually have good data sets to inform our judgments about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines. >> important context. thank you so much for that. dr. scott gottlieb, your book is right here. the book is called "uncontrolled spread: why covid-19 crushed us and how we can defeat the next pandemic." thank you so much for joining me. >> thanks a lot. coming up, donald...

The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Sunday, October 3, 2021.

♪ paul: president biden getting his covid-19 booster this week after the cdc officially endorsed a third pfizer shot for older adults and a broad range of at-risk americans. this as the debate over vaccine mandates heats up with states across the country leading to enforce the requirement for health care workers and private companies preparing to terminate employees who have not received the shot. let's bring in former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb, he's fellow at the american enterprise institute and serves on the board of pfizer. he's also author of the new book "uncontrolled spread:...

The risk of hospitalization or death in covid patients by around 50% and unlike other treatments already in use it's easier to administer. you don't need an iv. take it at home. it can potentially help keep people with covid out of a hospital. merck plans to apply for fda emergency use approval as soon as it can. this could be a very big deal. joining us now, dr. scott gottlieb, he sits on pfizer's board of directors, the author of the book "uncontrolled spread, why covid-19 crushed us and how we can defeat the next pandemic." dr. gottlieb, good to see you, on one level i'm never as a business...