QUINCY — Newly minted House Speaker Ron Mariano is drawing criticism for his response to questions about the COVID-19 vaccine in a recent TV interview. He replied, "I have no idea." Sacchetti followed up by asking if he was looking into it at all and Mariano told her, "I just got here." Sacchetti then asked if he would be looking into it and Mariano said, "If it's necessary, obviously we're going to be taking a look at it." His response to a topic on nearly everyone's minds has drawn the ire of some observers. "I think it's ridiculous, frankly. He's been close to power for a long time and this issue isn't new," said David Fadul, communications strategist for polling and consulting firm Poll Progressive. "This doesn't convey a lot of confidence in the system when we need competence more than anything."