Sen. Rand Paul rebuked Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra yesterday over vaccine mandates ordered by the Biden administration at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing yesterday. Paul attacked Becerra on two crucial issues. First, he criticized Becerra’s description of those advocating natural immunity as “flat earthers.” Second, he emphatically challenged Becerra on the idea of natural immunity from COVID-19 for people who already contracted it.

As much as the Biden administration has publicly touted “trust the science,” Paul emphasized how the science disagrees with Becerra. And quite frankly, Paul was justified in taking Becerra to task.