Anti-vaxers have hailed Donald Trump for appointing Jay Bhattacharya, a well-known opponent of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the next director of the National Institutes of Health.
According to Knewz.com, Trump’s plan to “go after the CovidCartel” may involve Bhattacharya, a Stanford-trained physician who was a major contributor to the contentious Great Barrington Declaration that opposed mass lockdowns.
With this selection, Trump’s top public health team is complete before his January 20 inauguration.
Alongside Robert Kennedy Jr., who will lead the U.S. health department, the president-elect announced Bhattacharya’s new role.
As they investigate the root causes of and answers for America’s greatest health issues, such as our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease, Trump said in a statement that the two will collaborate to “restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research.”
“We will reform American scientific institutions so that they are worthy of trust again and will deploy the fruits of excellent science to make America healthy again!” Bhattacharya wrote on X, demonstrating his dedication to reformation.
His most well-known contribution was co-authoring the 2020 Great Barrington Declaration, which criticized the public health response to COVID-19. The letter argued against lockdowns and in favor of safeguarding vulnerable populations, such as the elderly.
Supporters of Trump have praised the president-elect for his choice on X, with one person posting a video of Bhattacharya criticizing officials of using science to manipulate public health policy.
The individual added: “Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on the Covid Cartel a small group ofcriminalsat the top dictating policy and foisting a fake Scientism consensus.”
Others concur, with one responding, “He’s right. The extent of the problem will not be known for a long time. The devastation it has caused is already evident. I have no idea how it will end.
Another person commented: “These are the same individuals that have purchased academic scientists and utilized them to reach consensus when necessary.
Lockdowns, masks, asymptomatic transmission, and requiring experimental gene therapy vaccinations are a few examples. A consensus cannot decide science.
“So right,” said another tweeter. I’m glad to see you speaking out against corruption.
Following the publication of the Great Barrington Declaration, former NIH director Francis Collins described the economist as a “fringe expert”; he continues to be a vociferous critic of Anthony Fauci’s management of the epidemic.
Bhattacharya’s critique is not unique; Trump has also appointed Dave Weldon, a vaccine skeptic, to lead the CDC and Marty Makary, who opposed vaccine mandates, to lead the FDA.
The Senate must confirm Bhattacharya, Makary, and Weldon, among other Trump nominations for the Department of Health.
Additionally, Trump selected television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, who was nominated as surgeon general, has generated controversy because of her prior support for school masks and abortion rights.
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