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The CDC Director Misinformed Congress on Cochrane Review A122.

And she is gone

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May 09, 2023
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On the 20th of April, we reported how the CDC Director, Dr Rochelle Walensky,  misinformed a hearing of the US House Committee. As a result of the factual error of reporting the summary of the review had been “retracted”,   the corresponding and lead authors of the Cochrane Review on Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses (A122 for short) sent the following letter on the 5th of May, to the Committee Chair, Subcommittee Chair and the Congressman who asked the question.

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