Q&A
Preparation for potential changes to vaccine guidance under new HHS secretary
1:13:36
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Council Member Moya inquires about DOHMH's preparation for potential changes to existing vaccine guidance under the new HHS secretary. Dr. Michelle Morse outlines the department's approach to maintaining evidence-based recommendations.
- DOHMH is planning for various scenarios with potential changes in federal guidance
- The department will continue to rely on science, data, and evidence-based recommendations
- Coordination with the state health department will continue
- The NYC Board of Health remains a lever for setting evidence-based guidance
- DOHMH will maintain partnerships with hospitals and other institutions to ensure reliable and effective guidance
Francisco P. Moya
1:13:36
Great.
1:13:37
Thank you.
1:13:38
And we touched upon this earlier.
1:13:41
Considering the documented record of vaccine misinformation from the new HHS secretary, how is the department working to prepare any potential changes to existing vaccine guidance for illnesses such as COVID-nineteen, the flu, RSV?
Dr. Michelle Morse
1:13:59
Thank you for that question.
1:14:00
We have been doing planning around lots of different scenarios with potential changes in federal guidance.
1:14:07
We again will coordinate very closely with the state health department, and what I can promise counsel is that we will continue to use science and data and evidence based recommendations to continue recommendations for vaccination for New Yorkers.
1:14:25
Those things and that reliance on science and data will not change.
1:14:31
Even if there are changes in federal guidance, again, we will use our expertise within the health department and the data that we know is effective to make sure that New Yorkers have recommendations that are reliable and that will protect them.
1:14:46
The other thing that I will say is that federal guidance is that, it's guidance.
1:14:52
We still control the board of health here in New York City.
1:14:56
The board of health is one of the levers that we use to set evidence based guidance and recommendations as well.
1:15:03
And again, we partner with hospitals and other institutions across the city to make sure that the guidance that we issue is reliable and effective, we do the same with the state.
1:15:13
So although I can't predict the future, I can guarantee counsel that we will continue to follow evidence based and science based practices around vaccination.