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An HHS spokesperson said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya had concerns about the paper’s methodology. Some current or former CDC employees worry about political interference

The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but the agency’s acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, delayed its release due to concerns about the methodology.

The study was scheduled to come out in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s flagship scientific publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). But Andrew Nixon, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email that Bhattacharya “expressed concerns about the observational method used in this study to calculate vaccine effectiveness.”

“It’s routine for CDC leadership to review and flag concerns about MMWR papers, especially relating to their methodology, leading up to planned publication,” Nixon said. “Dr. Bhattacharya wants to make sure that the paper uses the most appropriate methodology for such a study.”

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Remember, Jay B is another that came from Fox News, when he caught Trump's attention by denying COVID and COVID vaccine effectiveness without any evidence. Before that he was teaching the next generation of health insurance executives at business school. His most recent talks at the HHS were VERY poorly attended. His first act in official capacity as responsible for the nations health was to ban those pesky pronouns in the department email signatures. His department thinks he's a joke.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

I fucking hate this administration, and all the unnecessary deaths resulting from it. I hope everyone contributing to the excessive mortality burn in hell for eternity. It's a long shot (being agnostic) but FUCK am I hopeful

[–] oh_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Such a punchable face.