| NIH scientists blame the Trump administration for halting peer reviewed grants and censoring programs on health disparities, COVID-19, long COVID, the health impacts of climate change, and gender identity. Over 1,200 NIH scientists signed a letter sent to Director Jay Bhattacharya MD, PhD, saying that they collectively dissent on Trump administration ‘policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.’ The researchers say they issued their statement—The Bethesda Declaration: A Call for NIH and HHS Leadership to Deliver on Promises for Academic Freedom and Scientific Excellence — because they blame the administration for halting peer reviewed grants and contracts and censoring programs focusing on health disparities, COVID-19, long COVID, and immunisation, the health impacts of climate change, gender identity, sexual health, and the needs of intersex people in the US. |
