# Tom Frieden on The No Agenda Show

Tom Frieden comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2009 to September 2021.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** October 2009 – September 2021
- **Related topics:** [Cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [60 Minutes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/60-minutes.md), [Abc News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/abc-news.md), [Bioweapons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bioweapons.md), [Charlie Rose](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charlie-rose.md), [Ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [Fort Detrick](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fort-detrick.md), [H1n1](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/h1n1.md), [Moderna](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moderna.md), [Msnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/msnbc.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Moderna Taxpayer Funding, Technology Transfer Pressure

- **Episode:** [1384: Code Red](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1384-code-red.md)
- **Published:** 2021-09-23
- **Time:** 1:17:41–1:21:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1384-code-red/chapter/moderna-taxpayer-funding-technology-transfer-pressure.md

Dr. Tom Frieden, former FDA official, appeared on PBS to argue that Moderna has a responsibility to share its technology because it was developed with taxpayer funds. The discussion centers on the "scandal" of pharmaceutical companies profiting from public investment while refusing to scale up global production through technology transfers. The hosts note the shift toward viewing these companies as global "insurance" against variants.

Keywords: [moderna](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moderna.md), [pfizer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pfizer.md), [taxpayer funding](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/taxpayer-funding.md), technology transfer, dr. tom frieden

### Media Echo Chamber on Ebola Travel Ban Messaging

- **Episode:** [662: Barama](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/662-barama.md)
- **Published:** 2014-10-20
- **Time:** 25:58–31:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/662-barama/chapter/media-echo-chamber-on-ebola-travel-ban-messaging.md

Mainstream media outlets including ABC, MSNBC, and CBS are criticized for allegedly repeating White House talking points against travel bans. The segment highlights various pundits and journalists, such as Touré and Charlie Rose, who frame the ban as counterproductive to the "surge" of health workers needed in West Africa.

Keywords: [abc news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/abc-news.md), [msnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/msnbc.md), [charlie rose](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charlie-rose.md), [tom frieden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tom-frieden.md), [cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [talking points](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/talking-points.md)

### CDC Director Tom Frieden on "Intentionally Created" Infections

- **Episode:** [643: Brand Snowden](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/643-brand-snowden.md)
- **Published:** 2014-08-14
- **Time:** 2:26:53–2:30:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/643-brand-snowden/chapter/cdc-director-tom-frieden-on-intentionally-created-infections.md

CDC Director Tom Frieden is caught on clip mentioning "intentionally created infections" as a real threat during a hearing. The hosts highlight this "bomb" as a rare admission of bioweaponry or laboratory-developed diseases. The comment was made in the context of Ebola and other emerging infections, but Frieden did not elaborate on who is creating them.

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### 60 Minutes Swine Flu Special and Dr. Tom Frieden

- **Episode:** [141: Who Is John Brek?](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/141-who-is-john-brek.md)
- **Published:** 2009-10-22
- **Time:** 1:12:41–1:16:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/141-who-is-john-brek/chapter/60-minutes-swine-flu-special-and-dr-tom-frieden.md

A segment from 60 Minutes featuring CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden is analyzed. The hosts criticize the "scare tactics" used to promote the H1N1 vaccine, specifically the use of a single critical case in Little Rock to justify a $3 billion program. They question why the H1N1 strain isn't simply included in the seasonal flu shot if the manufacturing process is identical.

Keywords: [h1n1](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/h1n1.md), [swine flu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/swine-flu.md), [cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [tom frieden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tom-frieden.md), [60 minutes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/60-minutes.md), [vaccine safety](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccine-safety.md)

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