He's speaking of research programs, not commercialized products. It's totally believable that some researchers would deploy a prototype somewhere, collect and t

He's speaking of research programs, not commercialized products. It's totally believable that some researchers would deploy a prototype somewhere, collect and tweak data to show it's effective then never check again. I worked in a field far from medicine and it was the same exact way of doing. His description of funding theatre is also fitting what I've seen in academia. Your question is a cheap way to try to devaluate the credibility of the post (probably on an ideological background), but what is written is hundred percent credible for anyone with experience in research. I've a friend working on pathogens for her PhD, funded by the Gates foundation and when I asked a question about it the answer wasn't exactly positive.