One of the first serious academics to resist the onslaught of new non-pharmaceutical interventions during the coronavirus pandemic, such as lockdowns, masks, and school closures, was Dr. Jay Bhattacharyya of Stanford University.
Now, he has been selected by President Trump to lead the National Institutes of Health.
“Dr. Bhattacharyya will work with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation's medical research and make important discoveries that improve health and save lives,” President Trump said in a statement.
“This kind of thing is Biblical to me, dude.” steve deace Comments from “The Steve Deace Show.'' “Not only has Francis Collins been replaced by someone who followed real science and acted courageously, but Jay Bhattacharya is also a man of faith.”
“My friends, this has been a spiritual battle for a long time,” he continues. “If you’re like me and all you got for voting for Donald Trump was supporting Ron DeSantis in the primary because of COVID-19, and all you got for that vote was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'' Jay Bhattacharyya, as secretary of the Department of Health and as director of the NIH, is, frankly, the most powerful health care policy-making position on this continent, on this entire continent, perhaps in the world. But if that's what you get. Then your vote more than made a difference. ”
But not everyone is as excited as Diece.
“I lost my mind this morning at the gym when I saw MSNBC air a 10-minute segment about Jay Bhattacharya,” Deas said, noting that they didn't mention his background. . Mr. Bhattacharyya is a tenured professor at Stanford University, one of the top five medical schools in the United States.
“They kept forgetting to mention his qualifications and expertise, but they were literally removing his spleen on this,” he says.
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