Stanford prof: CDC has sown 'fear and panic,' paved way for 'institutionalization of hypochondria'

Stanford prof: CDC has sown 'fear and panic,' paved way for 'institutionalization of hypochondria'
"It's going to be very difficult to undo" the public fixation on "disease avoidance" provoked by public health agency's COVID hypervigilance, said Jay Bhattacharya.
By Sophie Mann
Updated: April 28, 2021 -

"We basically have said, look at disease avoidance as the central problem in your life, no matter who you are," he explained. "It's not taking care of your kids. It's not practicing your faith. It's not doing doing as well as you can in your in your profession. None of that is as important as avoiding disease. And I think it's going to be very difficult to undo that."