Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?

A mask is seen on the ground at John F. Kennedy Airport on April 19, 2022. (Spencer Platt via Getty Images)
My job is to terrify cancer cells. But apparently it's not just malignant cells that get uneasy around me.
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As a hematologist-oncologist specializing in cancer drug development, I often quip that my job is to terrify cancer cells. But after my keynote speech at a prominent medical conference was axed for my opinions on the Covid-19 response, I realized that it’s not just malignant cells that get uneasy around me.
I was set to be the keynote speaker this Novemb…
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