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WATCH: Axios' @TreedinDC and @caitlinnowens take a look at how the first FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine and the rise of mandates have impacted vaccination rates, feat. @ScottGottliebMD and @Walgreens Chief Medical Officer Kevin Ban. trib.al/lUldOXn

@TreedinDC @caitlinnowens @ScottGottliebMD @Walgreens Former FDA Commissioner @ScottGottliebMD: “I think that there was a perception that the CDC…would be able to mount a national scale response to a crisis of this magnitude. But it’s not the kind of organization that they are.”

@TreedinDC @caitlinnowens @ScottGottliebMD @Walgreens Gottlieb on overcoming vaccine skepticism: “Trying to get the vaccine into the hands of providers and others who can counsel individuals more effectively about the risk/benefit of getting vaccinated can help.”

.@ScottGottliebMD: ""I think that's a really important point — that the testing can actually not only keep kids safe, but keep kids in the classroom."

@ScottGottliebMD .@Walgreens Chief Medical Officer Kevin Ban on requiring vaccinations for some employees: “We started with our corporate offices, all of the headquarters, and we’ll figure out — we’re going to have to muddle our way through this.”

.@Walgreens Chief Medical Officer Kevin Ban: "I think one of the things that matters a great deal is making sure that the vaccine is accessible, that people can be vaccinated. But not only that, they can also get information about the vaccine."