Gottlieb: Incorporating COVID-19 shot into childhood vaccination schedule is 'inevitable'The Hill, Oct 4, 2021
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Sunday predicted that the COVID-19 vaccine would eventually be among other inoculations given to children.
"I think that it's inevitable that the COVID vaccine is gonna be incorporated into the childhood immunization schedule," Gottlieb said on CBS's "Face The Nation."
"You're going to see other states and local districts moving forward with their own mandates," Gottlieb added, noting that he thinks decisions surrounding mandates should be made at the local level.
Gottlieb also warned that the country will have to grapple with the issue of politicizing vaccines amid pushback on mandates.
"These are not just individual choices. These are collective decisions," Gottlieb added. "We've always looked at vaccination as a collective decision. That's why we have a childhood immunization schedule because your behavior with respect to your choice around vaccination affects your community."
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