This is an ‘opinion’ article which appeared recently in Newsweek, 1st November. It is written by Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and Jay Bhattacharya, MD, Ph.D., is a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine. Note of interest: Martin Kulldorff is one of the writers of the Great Barrington Declaration.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-fauci-fooled-america-opinion-1643839
An international magazine, this is a positive sign that a leading journal gave a questioning contributor this much attention. From the beginning of the article:
“When the pandemic hit, America needed someone to turn to for advice. The media and public naturally looked to Dr. Anthony Fauci—the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an esteemed laboratory immunologist and one of President Donald Trump’s chosen COVID advisers. Unfortunately, Dr. Fauci got major epidemiology and public health questions wrong. Reality and scientific studies have now caught up with him. [our emphasis added]
Here are the key issues: [each is elaborated on in the article — click on the link above]– Natural immunity…
– Protecting the elderly…
– School closures…
– Masks…
– Contact tracing…
– Collateral public health damage…”
“In private conversations, most of our scientific colleagues agree with us on these points. While a few have spoken up, why are not more doing so? Well, some tried but failed. Others kept silent when they saw colleagues slandered and smeared in the media or censored by Big Tech. Some are government employees who are barred from contradicting official policy. Many are afraid of losing positions or research grants, aware that Dr. Fauci sits on top of the largest pile of infectious disease research money in the world…
The evidence is in. Governors, journalists, scientists, university presidents, hospital administrators and business leaders can continue to follow Dr. Anthony Fauci or open their eyes…”
