Did Political and Media Bias Stall the Release of Merck’s New Covid-19 Drug? – by Matt Taibbi – TK News by Matt Taibbi
It could have been out six months ago, says Dr. Robert Kadlec, former assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It would have been a game-changer& It would have saved tens of thousands of lives.
The story about molnupiravir s serpentine route toward approval is a textbook example of how politicians and press in the Trump era have fallen into a pattern of treating the exact same set of facts in different, even opposite ways, depending on whom they perceive to be the beneficiary of news.