Yesterday I threw a bit of a temper tantrum by pointing out (a bit rudely, I admit) that the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, appeared to be a bit invisible in the midst of the Measles/Antivax insanity which has gone into overdrive the past few days.
While several people helpfully pointed out that he's definitely out and about discussing the issue at the local level on a "listening tour", my concern was mainly about a) the official Surgeon General website and b) his not showing up on the national stage yet (ie, national broadcast interviews, etc).
Today is a whole different story:
New Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy: Measles vaccine is safe and effective
FEBRUARY 4, 2015, 8:02 AM|Dr. Vivek Murthy is making history as the first surgeon general of Indian descent and the youngest. Murthy joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington for his first on-camera interview since being confirmed as surgeon general and discusses the safety of the vaccine. He also touches on his views on the legalization of marijuana.
I strongly encourage parents to vaccinate their kids to protect them from #measles.- VM http://t.co/...
— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) February 4, 2015