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The same day Rick Bright reached out to Kadlec
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Totally Under Control

The same day RickBright reached out to Kadlec, Kadlec's boss, Alex Azar, did try to getthe...

The same day Rick
Bright reached out to Kadlec, Kadlec's boss, Alex Azar, did try to get
the president's attention. Azar was in charge
of the CDC and the FDA as the secretary of HHS,
Health and Human Services. After the previous secretary
had resigned in scandal, Azar was appointed to bring a businessman's
approach to government. As a former Big Pharma
executive at Eli Lily, Azar was infamous for having
tripled the price of insulin. I actually knew him
in grad school

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The same day Rick Bright reached out to Kadlec,
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Kadlec's boss, Alex Azar,
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did try to get the president's attention.
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Azar was in charge of the CDC and the FDA
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as the secretary of HHS, Health and Human Services.
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After the previous secretary had resigned in scandal,
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Azar was appointed
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to bring a businessman's approach to government.
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As a former Big Pharma executive at Eli Lily,
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Azar was infamous for having tripled the price of insulin.
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I actually knew him in grad school.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:08
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
Very conservative, very ambitious. - Totally Under Control 00:19
Very conservative, very ambitious.
With COVID, Azar sensed that the government - Totally Under Control 00:17
With COVID, Azar sensed that the government
"I think I'd better make sure - Totally Under Control 00:29
"I think I'd better make sure
The CDC has identified a case of coronavirus - Totally Under Control 00:08
The CDC has identified a case of coronavirus
And we have it under control. It's gonna be just fine. - Totally Under Control 00:05
And we have it under control. It's gonna be just fine.
I actually think we were very fortunate - Totally Under Control 00:30
I actually think we were very fortunate
Everything about that first case from Washington - Totally Under Control 00:25
Everything about that first case from Washington
CDC also sent a team out immediately - Totally Under Control 00:07
CDC also sent a team out immediately
They, you know, looked at all of his contacts - Totally Under Control 00:11
They, you know, looked at all of his contacts
But if you recall, he was not tested - Totally Under Control 00:30
But if you recall, he was not tested
I just became an assistant professor, - Totally Under Control 00:08
I just became an assistant professor,
I remember later that day, I was in a second interview, - Totally Under Control 00:38
I remember later that day, I was in a second interview,
In terms of, like, you know, whether there was actual, like, - Totally Under Control 00:05
In terms of, like, you know, whether there was actual, like,
I mean "lie" is not the right word, - Totally Under Control 00:07
I mean "lie" is not the right word,
The delusion was - Totally Under Control 00:34
The delusion was
We were told the CDC was working diligently on a test, - Totally Under Control 00:09
We were told the CDC was working diligently on a test,
I raised the need to get started immediately - Totally Under Control 00:31
I raised the need to get started immediately
I learned after that meeting, actually, - Totally Under Control 00:19
I learned after that meeting, actually,
In fact, I wasn't invited back to those meetings - Totally Under Control 00:05
In fact, I wasn't invited back to those meetings
In the U.S., political appointees tightened - Totally Under Control 00:22
In the U.S., political appointees tightened