Former head of NIH admits 6-foot social distancing rule had no scientific basis at all
It was all a lie: In the transcript of a closed-door interview of former NIH director Francis Collins that was released on May 16, 2024, Collins admitted under questioning that there was absolutely no science research or justification behind 6-foot social distancing rule that the government imposed during the Wuhan panic.
“We asked Dr. Fauci where the six feet came from and he said it kind of just appeared, is the quote,” the majority counsel on the committee told Dr. Collins, per the transcript. “Do you recall science or evidence that supported the six-feet distance?”
“I do not,” Collins replied.
Counsel then asked, “Is that I do not recall or I do not see any evidence supporting six feet?”
To which Collins replied “I did not see evidence, but I’m not sure I would have been shown evidence at that point.”
“Since then, it has been an awfully large topic. Have you seen any evidence since then supporting six feet?” Counsel replied.
“No,” said Collins.
None of this is a surprise to those who were paying attention. Back in August 2020 I reported how there was no scientific evidence backing up the six-foot social distancing rule, and that in fact it appears it came from a high school research project that was not based on actual data but on a computer simulation comparable to SIM City.
Even now, the CDC continues to recommend the 6-foot spacing rule, though those rules are based on nothing more than the opinion of some petty dictator in the bureaucracy.
During the entire COVID panic I complained repeatedly about the lack of scientific evidence. Every time the CDC or the government would change its rules, I’d ask, “What new research has appeared to justify this change?” Of course, there never was any new research. These petty goons simply made it up as they went along.
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It was all a lie: In the transcript of a closed-door interview of former NIH director Francis Collins that was released on May 16, 2024, Collins admitted under questioning that there was absolutely no science research or justification behind 6-foot social distancing rule that the government imposed during the Wuhan panic.
“We asked Dr. Fauci where the six feet came from and he said it kind of just appeared, is the quote,” the majority counsel on the committee told Dr. Collins, per the transcript. “Do you recall science or evidence that supported the six-feet distance?”
“I do not,” Collins replied.
Counsel then asked, “Is that I do not recall or I do not see any evidence supporting six feet?”
To which Collins replied “I did not see evidence, but I’m not sure I would have been shown evidence at that point.”
“Since then, it has been an awfully large topic. Have you seen any evidence since then supporting six feet?” Counsel replied.
“No,” said Collins.
None of this is a surprise to those who were paying attention. Back in August 2020 I reported how there was no scientific evidence backing up the six-foot social distancing rule, and that in fact it appears it came from a high school research project that was not based on actual data but on a computer simulation comparable to SIM City.
Even now, the CDC continues to recommend the 6-foot spacing rule, though those rules are based on nothing more than the opinion of some petty dictator in the bureaucracy.
During the entire COVID panic I complained repeatedly about the lack of scientific evidence. Every time the CDC or the government would change its rules, I’d ask, “What new research has appeared to justify this change?” Of course, there never was any new research. These petty goons simply made it up as they went along.
The support of my readers through the years has given me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Four years ago, just before the 2020 election I wrote that Joe Biden's mental health was suspect. Only in the past two weeks has the mainstream media decided to recognize that basic fact.
Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Even today NASA and Congress refuses to recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
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Way back when – I read it came from the days of widespread tuberculosis & some Dr. that decided 6ft was about as far as sputum would travel when a patient coughed.
I try to keep a reasonable distance from sick people. I also try to stay out of their personal space. 6 feet is a reasonable rule of thumb for the first even without rigorous scientific study. The personal space varies by situation and culture. I dislike strangers in my personal space and expect many people feel the same. A bit of common sense goes a long way.
Minor edit in first paragraph: “closed-door interview”
Andi: Fixed. Thanks.
“A bit of common sense goes a long way.”
Common sense was suspended by government mandate during the Covid event.
https://www.sigma3ioc.com/post/follow-up-no-one-has-ever-seen-these-before
Suspend your common sense and do as you are instructed.
That is the world model being attempted to be installed by Ivey league Eggheads I.E. moralistic authoritarians (D & RINO’s).
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-refuses-sign-global-vaccine-treaty-telegraph-reports-2024-05-08/
“The government took part in a chilling coverup”
Dr. John Campbell, UK blood infection scandal: https://youtu.be/6WhCu3CSu3o?si=2_85Emc1d5wy9bsR
Government and or corporate entities IS / ARE the problem.
I’m with you John Hate…I don’t much like being around people anyway
In phys.org today:
“Fluoride exposure during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood neurobehavioral problem, study finds.” Tracy Bastain, Ph.D
For decades now, we were told anyone worried about fluoridated water was a quack or crank…to the point I believed it as well.
My parents loved well water and I a soda addict, were spared.
It is by cola alone I set my mind in motion:
The toothbrush squires dust, the teeth acquire cavities….