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Jay Bhattacharya: ‘Fauci’s Pardon Is a Good Thing’
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The new National Institutes of Health director tells The Free Press that he forgives the very people who nearly destroyed his career.
By Maya Sulkin
04.01.25
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In 2020, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was condemned as a quack and considered a pariah by the medical field for co-authoring a public declaration questioning the efficacy of Covid lockdowns. One of the most influential people leading the charge against him was Francis Collins, who was then the director of the National Institutes of Health.

In an October 2020 ema…

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Maya Sulkin
Maya Sulkin is a reporter for The Free Press, covering Gen Z, technology, and education, and the host of Confessions. Before that, she served as the company's Chief of Staff.
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