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Ross Douthat: When you can’t just ‘trust the science’

Our elected leaders, not our scientists, must make the final decisions.

(Samuel Corum | The New York Times) Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist, looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on May 15, 2020. "The vaccine debate is the latest example of how our coronavirus choices are inescapably political," writes New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat.