Roundup: Signs of Hope for Scientific Integrity and Public Health

Photo: Hawaii National Guard’s Pfc. Samson Anchuela, assigned to Task Force Hawaii, administers a COVID-19 vaccine […] U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Schoebel on Flickr. Article by Liz Borkowski. UCS Science Network – April 8, 2021.

The first quarter of 2021 began with a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and ended with both the Biden administration and Congress having taken important steps to safeguard scientific integrity and speed COVID-19 vaccinations. Executive orders and presidential memoranda directed agencies to create scientific integrity infrastructure and regulate based on evidence, while House committees considered the Scientific Integrity Act and held hearings on the federal workforce. Agencies moved quickly to undo Trump administration actions that sidelined science, while advocates used Sunshine Week to highlight the value of transparency. […]

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