A Ragtag Group of Covid Truth-Tellers Go to Washington

During the pandemic, they were ostracized. Now, they’re influencing public policy.

Earlier this week, we ran a collection of pieces by the new leaders of American public health—doctors Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, and Vinay Prasad—all of whom just happen to have contributed to The Free Press. Five years ago, they raised serious questions in our pages about lockdowns, shuttered schools, and vaccine mandates—questions for which they were vilified. Now, all of them have been not only vindicated, but promoted to some of the highest offices in public health. But these leaders are only part of the story. Behind them is a ragtag group of ordinary Americans who also asked…

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