The White House has pledged the CIA will stop using vaccination programs as a cover from spying. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Laurie Garrett’s says the pledge is long overdue and that distrust of health workers is already widespread in many countries. The White House has pledged the CIA will stop using vaccination programs as a cover from spying. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Laurie Garrett’s says the pledge is long overdue and that distrust of health workers is already widespread in many countries.