U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s “physical distancing” protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic lacked scientific evidence, a watchdog group charges.
Protect the Public Trust is calling for an investigation for “apparent violations of scientific integrity standards,” the Washington Examiner reported.
Protect the Public Trust obtained a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report titled “Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention,” which it said appears to be the “sole basis” for claiming distancing could work. The letter said the report has five sources, none of which reach that conclusion, the Examiner reported.
Sources cited in the report did not support social distancing and others said it was not a preventive method, the Examiner said.