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6-foot Social Distancing Rule During COVID Not Based on Scientific Evidence, Ex-NIH Director Testifies

In the interview, Dr. Collins was asked about a range of issues, including the hypothesis that the COVID-19 pandemic was the result of a lab leak.
6-foot Social Distancing Rule During COVID Not Based on Scientific Evidence, Ex-NIH Director Testifies
Signs reminding people of social distancing and wearing face masks remain at a mall in California June 14, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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5/16/2024|Updated: 5/29/2024
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Newly released testimony from Dr. Francis Collins, the former Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who helped lead America’s COVID-19 pandemic response, indicates that there was a lack of scientific evidence for the six-foot social distancing rule that was a key fixture of COVID-19 restrictions.

On May 16, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, released a transcript from Dr. Collins’s transcribed interview, which took place on Capitol Hill in January behind closed doors.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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