Can Bhattacharya rescue the reputation of the scientific establishment?

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Are we ready to admit that the lockdowns were an overreaction? That the indignities, absurdities, and enormities we suffered in 2020 were largely pointless? Or is it still too painful?

The nomination of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health does not, of itself, represent a sea change. President-elect Donald Trump likes making contrarian picks. However, I have been struck by how circumspect the criticism of the Stanford University physician has been.

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