Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya hosted a conference to discuss the lessons learned from COVID-19, criticizing the U.S. response while excluding dissenting public health officials. Amid ongoing polarization, public health experts like Frances Lee advocate for a national inquiry into pandemic strategies to improve future responses. As the new health administration takes shape under skepticism of established practices, trust in public health officials wanes, compounded by controversial budget cuts to NIH funding, leaving critical questions about effective pandemic management unaddressed as future health threats loom.
"The whole COVID discussion turned into culture war dialogue, with one side saying, 'I believe in the economy and liberty,' and the other saying, 'I believe in science and saving people's lives.'"
"This is an open question that needs to be confronted, she said. Why not look back?"
"U.S. public health officials face ebbing public trust as well as a disruptive new health administration led by skeptics of established medicine."
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