The former top health official said he was invoking the 5th Amendment to avoid the possibility that Republicans on the Senate committee might try to prosecute him for perjury.
He changed his tune when he received a bunch of push-back from the medical community.
But by then the damage was done. Anti-maskers (and AIDS-fearmongers) continued to quote his original releases as evidence. Same as with the “Vaccines cause Autism” study that continues to be relentlessly flogged, long after it was thoroughly debunked.
But he changed his tune as data come about right?
He changed his tune when he received a bunch of push-back from the medical community.
But by then the damage was done. Anti-maskers (and AIDS-fearmongers) continued to quote his original releases as evidence. Same as with the “Vaccines cause Autism” study that continues to be relentlessly flogged, long after it was thoroughly debunked.
Isn’t that what science is about? Its a good thing no?