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Francis Collins - Is He a Frustrated Epidemiologist?
I agree with everything you said except the last part. I don't think that he has bad intentions. He was put or maybe put himself in a position where this kind of conflict of interest was going to create this kind of reaction. The kind of humility that you're calling for is almost impossible when you have that dual role as a funder of science and also a setter of scientific policy. Millions of people could die because of one decision he make. And that's a lot of burden to walk with.