People trust those that they're closest to in their own communities, who they trusted before the crisis happened. I think we have to really move forward in a way that respects our differences and understands that people inherently believe differently. And this is a tech conference, i'm contractdly obliged to ask if tech can help. Can you combat disinformation wit te are we? Are we doing a good enough job? Probably not. Pacebook could do better. A, i think other a, others of the social media companies, i think a recognize the challenge and, if anything, work at it.
Former CDC Director Nancy Messonnier and former White House Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt join Sean at Code Conference in Los Angeles to explain the back and forth on vaccine booster shots.
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