From masks and distancing to vaccines and therapeutics, federal pronouncements and actions have confidently rebuffed contrary evidence before sometimes — quietly — coming around.
State Department of Health encourages doctors, pharmacists to prescribe "off-label" so everyone 3 and up, regardless of health, can easily get COVID vaccines. Hochul's executive order cites study rebutted years ago by Trump officials.
Nunes is also among those concerned that the virus might have leaked from the Wuhan Virology Lab.
Vinay Prasad's interim replacement has concerns about same drug that drove him out. NIH director says employee critics blindsided him with anti-Trump rally featuring Democratic senator after he met with them.
CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices once recommended vaccine after official admitted it had no data on simultaneous inoculation, but "our general approach" is to give vaccines at "same time in different limbs."
"Dr. Fauci has interests that do not align with the public health interests of the United States," epidemiologist Harvey Risch says.
Defense Department has appealed the judge's ruling to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Drugmaker's "three most senior" R&D officials "deliberately slow[ed] testing" so it would end after 2020 election, ex-official allegedly said. Spike protein persistence study author says took four years to get published after submission.
Canadian regulator faults nurse for nearly identical claim as then-CDC director about viral loads. Washington judge ignores likelihood of success on merits as required by 9th Circuit, doctors say.
CDC director suggests agency's guidance on masking will not be influenced by growing scientific doubts about its efficacy.