Main Edition
US
FR
Former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins has claimed that Americans need to be immunised against disinformation preemptively during a Wednesday discussion on MSNBC.
WATCH: Former NIH Director Francis Collins demands we must “immunize people against misinformation prospectively.”
Excuse me? pic.twitter.com/wW2gQqqX7Q
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) September 18, 2024
“We need to figure out how to immunise people against misinformation, prospectively,” Collins said. “Not always playing catch-up, but when something comes along, say: okay, get ready. You’re going to start to hear some crazy things about this. Be ready for that, and don’t be taken in.”
Collins is currently promoting his unironically titled new book, The Road To Wisdom. Writing in the Atlantic this week, he admitted to some informational failures from the NIH under his leadership: “The sources that were supposed to share objective information […] failed to achieve that.” Everyone makes mistakes.
Join the discussion
Join like minded readers that support our journalism by becoming a paid subscriber
To join the discussion in the comments, become a paid subscriber.
Join like minded readers that support our journalism, read unlimited articles and enjoy other subscriber-only benefits.
Subscribe