I was joking with Ed about his interview with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. I teased him that I was furious that he got to chat with one of my heroes, about whom I have written many times, while I was only allowed to watch the interview.
Grrr.
Oh, well, I am happy for Ed and everybody who gets to watch the interview. My ego will bounce back.
I admire Bhattacharya because he was one of the relative few in the public health establishment to stand up for sanity, speak clearly about what science can and can’t tell us, and give policy advice to those who would listen (he advised Governor DeSantis and helped shape Florida’s policies during COVID).
Along with his colleagues Dr. Sunetra Gupta and Dr. Martin Kulldorff, he created the Great Barrington Declaration, which argued for focused protection rather than sweeping and harmful…
