Richard Besser, the former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says he “can’t look” to the CDC for trustworthy medical information on Sunday.

“My biggest takeaway as a doctor is that I can't look to the CDC anymore for the trusted information,” Besser said on ABC’s This Week. “I'm going to need to look to medical societies and other groups to provide that information.

Besser’s comments came in reference to the CDC’s 12-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voting unanimously Thursday to update federal COVID-19 vaccine guidance to recommend people talk to a clinician before taking the vaccine.

The panel also voted against a motion to require a prescription to receive the vaccine.

Besser, currently the president and CEO of the Robe

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