This answer by Tony Fauci in a recent @sciencemagazine intervieiw by Jon Cohen is...something.

From the late 80s-on, Fauci repeatedly kneecapped efforts to study ME/CFS at NIH. This has been extensively documented, c.f. the book "Osler's Web."

Now he's saying if he began his career over he'd study...ME/CFS.

It's great he's finally realized the huge opportunity here to help a large group of sick people.

Shame it took him until after retirement to figure it out.

https://www.science.org/content/article/anthony-fauci-becoming-devil-and-warning-his-successor

@brianvastag

Perhaps he's always been as much a politician as a scientist. Good for one's career, bad for science.

@Frances_Larina Everyone who runs a large government agency is a politician.