So a mayor and head of pulmonology offered qualitative descriptions of something that's ultimately a matter of epidemiology and data collection? I'm having a h

So a mayor and head of pulmonology offered qualitative descriptions of something that's ultimately a matter of epidemiology and data collection? I'm having a hard time with these articles that take quotes with extreme language and pass it off as definitive evidence of reality. Anyone can call something a "biological bomb" - where's the studies?