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It was partisanry. Francis Collins (NIH Director) and Fauci from NSAID were afraid of appearing to support Trump's rhetoric of China-virus. So they doubled down
by systemvoltage 5y ago
It was partisanry. Francis Collins (NIH Director) and Fauci from NSAID were afraid of appearing to support Trump's rhetoric of China-virus. So they doubled down on supression of information and completely shutdown any discussion in the entire scientific community regarding Lab Leak origins.
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- mindslight 5y agoI'd say it's a stretch to characterize reacting against ignorant demagoguery as "partisanry", but okay. I'd still say the majority of trust was squandered by public facing guidance and actions, rather than what happened behind the scenes.