"A Handful Of Physicists At The Energy Labs"

2/n The NY Times had that awful article claiming a Cochrane analysis is a gold standard for debunking the effectiveness of masks when we know otherwise, namely the flaws in Cochrane methodology and the high effectiveness of N95s

— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) February 26, 2023

4/n I’m not sure what the heck is going on, but the optics to me: piling on to anti-science witch hunts now underway by the House committees. An attempt to whitewash the misdeeds of the House Freedom Caucus and FoxNews during the pandemic and how they caused needless deaths

— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) February 26, 2023

From what I know of physicists and like-minded "hard" science guys, this is objectively true. Also explains how the idea escaped the labs, and what labs it escaped from. 

Besides, it's Peter Hotez, hometown hero who's level-headedness helped guide those of us in Houston who knew better out of the morass of the pandemic response.