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Scott Gottlieb, M.D., an industry-favored former FDA commissioner who spent two years in the role during Trump’s first term, recently said RFK Jr.’s stated intentions on vaccines—if followed—will “cost lives in this country.”

“I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will, and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country,” Gottlieb said during a Friday segment on CNBC’s Squawk Box. “You’re going to see measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates go down. And like I said, if we lose another 5%, which could happen in the next year or two, we will see large measles outbreaks. For everyone 1,000 cases of measles that occur in children, there will be one death.”