Vaccines Are Being Restricted and the Scientists Who Fought Back Just Got Fired

As the FDA blocks access to COVID shots and top scientists resign in protest, the fallout could last for decades.

This past week, the United States didn't just lose a few bureaucrats. It lost the core of its public health leadership. It lost scientific independence. It lost any illusion that policy is being guided by evidence rather than ideology.

And for the millions of Americans who still care about public health, disease prevention, or simply being able to protec…