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Tag: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Did Anthony Fauci have a “conflict of interest” because his wife is Chief of Bioethics at NIH?

Post author By Orac
Post date January 3, 2023
40 Comments on Did Anthony Fauci have a “conflict of interest” because his wife is Chief of Bioethics at NIH?

While Orac was off last week, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk resurrected an antivax conspiracy theory that Anthony Fauci’s wife was “supposed to make sure” that he “behaves ethically.”

Tags Anthony Fauci, bioethics, Christine Grady, conspiracy theories, COVID contrarian, COVID denial, COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, Elon Musk, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, NIAID, NIH, Twitter

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NIH funding lies weaponized as disinformation

Post author By Orac
Post date May 3, 2022
91 Comments on NIH funding lies weaponized as disinformation

It’s depressing to see formerly respected academics spread lies about the NIH funding process in order to undermine trust in COVID-19 public health science.

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