WEBVTT - Introducing: Doubt

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<v Speaker 1>Have you found yourself confused over the past year. While

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<v Speaker 1>face masks are currently required in some parts of China

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<v Speaker 1>to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus here in

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<v Speaker 1>the US, the Centers for Disease Control is not yet

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<v Speaker 1>recommending them for the public. Tonight, the CDC says double

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<v Speaker 1>masking offers more protection against COVID nineteen. Donald Trump tells

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<v Speaker 1>us should that we've taken I'm not taking it. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to encourage everyone to get the vaccine. It is safe.

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<v Speaker 1>Has it sometimes been difficult to figure out the truth?

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<v Speaker 1>I had really been struggling with it, trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out if I trust the vaccine once I sawed that video,

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<v Speaker 1>if I didn't know it was an R and A

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<v Speaker 1>what else don't I know about it? You know? But

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<v Speaker 1>it was also that in the back of my head,

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<v Speaker 1>why saw fast. I'm not against vaccines at all. I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a place for certain ones, but I also

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<v Speaker 1>think some of them are not things that would give

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<v Speaker 1>my children. We're living in uncertain times, but we do

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<v Speaker 1>know one thing for sure. The only way we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get out of this pandemic is mass vaccination. The

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<v Speaker 1>problem is right now, many Americans just don't trust vaccines.

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<v Speaker 1>What if I take it and something happens to me

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<v Speaker 1>down the road. I'm torn between both, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>really am. I'm torn between both. This skepticism didn't actually

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<v Speaker 1>start with the rollout of vaccines, or in March, or

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<v Speaker 1>even with the rise of Donald Trump. This moment has

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<v Speaker 1>been brewing for a very long time. I'm Kristin V. Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>the host of Doubt, a new series from Bloomberg Prognosis.

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<v Speaker 1>In this podcast will trace the rise of vaccine skepticism

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<v Speaker 1>in America to show how we got here and where

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<v Speaker 1>we're going. There are forces that have been working behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes to erode our trust vaccines. Today, their message

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<v Speaker 1>has gone mainstream and it threatens our ability to fight

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<v Speaker 1>the coronavirus. We need everybody to release their fear from

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<v Speaker 1>their brains, get rid of their masks, goes so hug

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<v Speaker 1>people and absolutely say no. Doubt launches on Mark Subscribe

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