Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Bhattacharya is a physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates.
Summary
Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford health economist and co-author of the controversial Great Barrington Declaration, to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Bhattacharya, a critic of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, advocated for herd immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic, a stance widely criticized by public health experts.
His nomination, alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, signals Trump’s intent to overhaul public health agencies.
Critics worry these appointments could undermine trust in public health, while supporters hail them as a challenge to the status quo.
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Bhattacharya, a critic of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, advocated for herd immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic
That's... not what herd immunity is... right? I was under the impression that herd immunity posits that a high vaccination rate among the general population would protect those who are immunocompromised or otherwise not healthy enough to get vaccines.
"Advocating for herd immunity" and "critic of vaccine mandates" are two inherently contradictory ideas, unless I've been greatly misled...
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Basically he thinks we should never have had lockdowns and just gotten it overwith.
Never mind estimates that the lockdown saved a couple million lives.
He also doesn’t believe in Long COVID, and basically thinks disabled people just need to try harder.
He’ll be a disaster.
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These fucking idiots.
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President gets to appoint his loyal dogs to top jobs after a W... did americans just learnt this?
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These more scientific positions have traditionally been less politically motivated. Republicans may have been shitting on "educated elites" for a while but as recent as Bush jr they were at least smart enough to recognize that certain positions can't be overly political in order for things to continue functioning. I mention Bush jr because he started a pandemic response plan back in 2005 after gasp reading a book. Something orange turd hasn't besides Hitlers speeches.
E: we knew he was going to do this type of shit but it still deserves to be pointed out.
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Jr also got into war that costs 8t dollar and destroyed US reputation which can only be topped off by genocide support lol
But W is a W for Jr.
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