More than three years after COVID-19 arrived in the United States, the country’s former top doctor believes the federal government is still not acting fast enough to protect Americans from the virus or a pandemic of another kind.

Dr. Jerome Adams, WISH-TV medical expert and former U.S. surgeon general, has published a new behind-the-scenes account of the White House’s response to the onset of the pandemic.

Before his book “Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19” hit shelves on Tuesday, Adams spoke exclusively with WISH-TV's Drew Blair for his first televised interview on the release. Hear the full, unedited interview!