Connecticut public health commissioner defends scientific review, warns vaccine confusion is growing

Connecticut Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said in a broadcast interview that a fellow public health official had faced pressure that conflicted with her ethics and warned that moves to pre-approve vaccines outside established review processes risk undermining public trust.

"Doctor Manares is an experienced scientist. She went through a rigorous confirmation hearing where she was asked a number of questions. And within a month, unfortunately, she was asked to do things that went against her own ethics and what she expects of other public health professionals," Juthani said, arguing that public health recommendations must be grounded in careful…