Francis Collins: “Freedom has responsibilities, not just rights. And if this is what we have to do to get to the point where this virus is…”

Freedom is about rights, but it's also about responsibilities.

Public service is the most wonderful kind of experience you can have.

I`m a scientist, I`m a doctor, I`m not a politician, but somehow this is all gotten tangled up, and people have lost their grip on evidence of what ought to be used to make a decision like this.

There's no excuse at this point, if you want to -- if you claim to be a good citizen, or believe in community or citizenship at all, to not get vaccinated, to not get boosted.