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How the Power of the Federal Health Agencies Could Have Been Countered

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How the Power of the Federal Health Agencies Could Have Been Countered
A medical worker places a nasal swab into a test tube after performing a COVID-19 PCR test at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 20, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFPvia Getty Images
Joel S. Hirschhorn
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Blame Congress for letting the federal health agencies impact the lives of millions of Americans in this pandemic. Sure, people despair at the incredible amount of influence over Congress held by corporate, narrow, and biased interests. But the bigger problem has been the uncontrolled power of the federal health agencies.

Joel S. Hirschhorn
Joel S. Hirschhorn
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Dr. Joel S. Hirschhorn, author of "Pandemic Blunder" and many articles and podcasts on the pandemic, worked on health issues for decades. As a full professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he directed a medical research program between the colleges of engineering and medicine. As a senior official at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and the National Governors Association, he directed major studies on health-related subjects; he testified at over 50 U.S. Senate and House hearings and authored hundreds of articles and op-ed articles in major newspapers. He has served as an executive volunteer at a major hospital for more than 10 years. He is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and America’s Frontline Doctors.
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