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Tom Frieden
Thomas R. Frieden is an American infectious disease and public health physician. He serves as President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a $225 million, five-year initiative to prevent epidemics and cardiovascular disease. He was the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and he was the administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 2009 to 2017, appointed by President Barack Obama. As a commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from 2002 to 2009 he came to some prominence for banning smoking and trans fat served in the city's restaurants.
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Born
1960-12-07
Birth Place
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
Oberlin_College
Political Ideology
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
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CNN

Dr. Tom Frieden: Why I'm cautiously optimistic about Covid-19

(CNN) — Although it's possible that deadly new coronavirus variants could emerge, I'm more optimistic today than at any point since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Here's why. Despite growing pandemic fatigue and rough weeks ahead as the Omicron tsunami recedes, we're better defended against Covid than ever. Vaccines and prior infection have steadily strengthened our collective immune defenses. We have now built up a wall of immunity -- although we have lost far, far too many people along the way to get here.
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Tom Frieden: I ran the CDC. Here’s how to prove that Americans are vaccinated.

This month, President Biden announced a comprehensive plan to reinvigorate America’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. A big part of this plan hinges on mandating the vaccination of millions of federal workers. Employees of companies with more than 100 staff members will have to provide proof of vaccination or test negative for the coronavirus at least once a week. The businesses and other institutions that must enforce these mandates will have to verify vaccination status and test results to make this system work.
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