Gil Levy Gil Levy

CDC’s Independence, Integrity Compromised by Funding from Private Industry

On its website, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) boasts a “Pledge to the American People” that outlines five commitments. Among these commitments is one to place the benefits to society above the benefits to the government agency. This prohibits employees “from participating in matters that post a conflict of interest or appearance of bias” in order to achieve the highest quality of research and to protect the nation’s health.”1

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Gil Levy Gil Levy

Tuskegee Syphilis Study on Black Americans Created Mistrust of COVID Shots

A 2024 study published in the Journal of Population Economics reveals that the long-term effects of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study conducted between 1932 and 1972 significantly affected the decision making by Black Americans in southern states when they weighed the risks and benefits of getting COVID-19 shots.1

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