"Trump Names COVID Contrarian to Head NIH, Restore Faith in Science".
Bhattacharya was one of the primary endorsers of the "Great Barrington Declaration." Signed by nearly a million academics and health professionals, it called out Fauci and the rest of the public health establishment for gravely miscalculating the effects of lockdowns. It warned that closing schools and shuttering factories would produce “devastating effects on short and long-term public health,” including “lower childhood vaccination rates, worsening cardiovascular disease outcomes, fewer cancer screenings, and deteriorating mental health.”
Update This just in, from Doctor Bob "Magic Smoke" Wafula: