Scott Gottlieb: “We cannot just addict a whole generation of young people on nicotine with e-cigarettes and consider that a public health…”

I think it is part of a broader political philosophy that I think, to date, hasn't been successful.

If you can fully switch every currently addicted adult smoker who is using combustible tobacco products onto e-cigarettes, you will have a profound impact on public health.

Herd immunity is achieved at 93 to 95%. We're well below that in most parts of the country.

Kids are less susceptible to the infection and less likely to transmit it, but less susceptible doesn't mean they are not susceptible.