Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Appearances
Morning Wire
NPR, PBS Heads Testify & Trump’s Voter ID EO | Afternoon Update | 3.26.25
If confirmed, I will establish a culture of respect for free speech in science and scientific dissent at the NIH. Over the last few years, top NIH officials oversaw a culture of cover-up, obfuscation, and a lack of tolerance for ideas that differed from theirs.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Rep. Green Facing Censure, Vance Teases Finishing the Wall: AM Update for 3/6
The proper role of scientists in a pandemic is to answer basic questions that policymakers have about what the right policy should be. Our role isn't to make decisions to say you shouldn't be saying goodbye to your grandfather as he's dying in a hospital. It shouldn't be to say you can't have a funeral because it's too dangerous.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Rep. Green Facing Censure, Vance Teases Finishing the Wall: AM Update for 3/6
The scientists say here's what the risks are, and then you decide whether you take it.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Rep. Green Facing Censure, Vance Teases Finishing the Wall: AM Update for 3/6
Yes, you're absolutely right, Senator. We don't need to address every idea or concern. But if those concerns result in parents not wanting to vaccinate their children for a vaccine that is well tested, my sense is that my inclination is to give people good data.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Rep. Green Facing Censure, Vance Teases Finishing the Wall: AM Update for 3/6
The money that comes to me, the direct costs as researchers, I understand exactly where that money goes. The indirect costs, I don't know where that goes. I think that that a lot of it likely goes to the things that are worthwhile. And I've heard lots of folks, including from Stanford who say that, um, And I agree with them.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Rep. Green Facing Censure, Vance Teases Finishing the Wall: AM Update for 3/6
Support for buildings, light bulbs to make sure that we can see in the lab, and a whole host of other important things. But there's a lot of distrust about where the money goes because the trust in the public health establishment has collapsed in the pandemic. I think transparency regarding indirect costs is absolutely worthwhile. And I want to make sure that the money goes to the research.