The Orange County Register calls Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, “a brilliant pick.” The editors of the Register write:
Last week, President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to head the National Institutes of Health.
Bhattacharya, a physician with a doctorate in economics and a professor at Stanford University, came to prominence during the coronavirus pandemic as a skeptic of heavy-handed responses.
He was a co-author of The Great Barrington Declaration in October 2020 which argued for “focused protection” of those vulnerable to the virus but the end of draconian restrictions for those who weren’t vulnerable to the virus.
This newspaper proudly published two commentaries by Bhattacharya. In one, he outlined key public health lessons from the pandemic.
One, “The precautionary principle permits us to assume the worst about the threat we face until we learn more, but it does not allow us to assume without evidence that all possible interventions we adopt are worthwhile. We still need to count the costs.”
Second, “Public health should adopt realistic goals that take advantage of the threat’s biology and aim at protecting the vulnerable, rather than utopian ones that inevitably lead to worse outcomes.”
And third “A noble lie is still a lie. The public’s trust in public health is a precious commodity that should be preserved with an ironclad commitment to truth-telling.”
Bhattacharya’s wisdom will be a breath of fresh air at the NIH.
Action Line: Your Survival Guy is very excited about this pick. Bhattacharya, a Standford professor, had the guts to stand up against the entire medical establishment to speak the truth. That sort of fortitude is needed in Washington, D.C., and everywhere in America. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
