This is the final piece in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left Americans rightly skeptical of public health institutions. This series highlights key findings from several congressional oversight reports, including the final report of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, and offers lessons for Congress and the new administration on ways to restore trust in public health.
In its final, comprehensive report, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic concluded that with regard to the COVID-19 vaccines, the federal government’s reporting on adverse events has been neither transparent nor sufficient to protect the American people.
As reports of adverse events mounted, federal officials were slow to respond. In fact, the…
