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Bradley K. Sherman wrote:

The new head of the CDC, Jim O'Neill, certified whackjob:
| ...
| O'Neill, unlike Monarez, has no training in medicine or
| infectious disease science. He is a former speechwriter for
| the health department, during the Bush years, who went on

At least he isn't a felon/heroin addict like RFK...

| to work for the tech investor and conservative megadonor
| Peter Thiel.
|
| During the Covid pandemic, O'Neill voiced public support
| for unproven treatments that were not supported by
| scientific evidence, including ivermectin and
| hydroxychloroquine, as well as vitamin D as a supposed
| "prophylaxis".
|
| He also posted a number of conspiratorial theories on
| social media, including the baseless claim that "the name
| #COVID was chosen to conceal the origin of the virus. This
| name made it harder to study and probably slowed the
| response."
| ... <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/jim-oneill-cdc-profile>

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