Mixing Science and Politics Leads to Trouble, Former NIH Director Says

Mixing Science and Politics Leads to Trouble, Former NIH Director Says

Francis Collins, MD, PhD, reflects on his role in the loss of Americans' trust in public health

Former NIH Director Francis Collins Says Anthony Fauci Saved 'Tens Of Millions Of Lives'

Francis Collins is at it again.Collins, the former director of the National Institutes of Health, completely mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic. As one of the nation's ostensible "experts," his role before and during COVID should have been to remain calm, follow pre-pandemic planning and guidance, and follow the actual science.Instead, Collins, like so many other "experts," became a politician. He abandoned any pretense of rationality and common s…