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CHAIRMAN CASSIDY (R-LA): We're both professors. Education is the way you address trust.
Saying the MMR should be divided into three doses for no scientific reason...is not going to increase trust. It's going to decrease complete immunization rates. We know that from experience.
BHATTACHARYA: The key thing about the Danish is the adoption of trust–
CASSIDY: That's because Denmark is not a country — it's a club. Everybody knows each other. They all look alike.
One observation: Several senators brought up terminated grants. Bhattacharya kept saying the agency hasn't cut any funds. That is false.
When he says no funds have been cut, he means NIH spent all its allocated money, as required by law. In fact, a watchdog found NIH illegally impounded funds.
Feb 3, 2026 17:23
