regarding the grant termination. does that violate policy? it was inappropriate for him to go doing that for a grantee as a conflict of interest, among other things. on march 29, 2021, dr. morens edited a letter that dr. das yak was sending to nih. does that violate policy? yes. he provided him with advice regarding how to mislead nih on eco health s late progress report. does that violate policy? it was wrong and inappropriate and violated policy. on december 7th, 2021, dr. morens wrote to the chair of eco health s board of directors to quote put in a word, end quote, for the doctor. does that violate policy? should not have done that. that was wrong. it violates policy. i m not sure of a specific policy. i imagine it does. he should not have been doing that. in addition to all those actions dr. morens wrote to the doctor peter from tony s recent comments to me they are trying to protect you, end quote. did you ever talk to dr. morens about dr. daczak and e
maintain six feet of distance between one another to reduce the spread of covid-19. and you discussed how social distancing recommendations were developed. that you yourself didn t pick this six feet and it was just really kind of a guideline in the moment. in your view, though, do social distancing recommendations and other public health measures to reduce transmission save lives? definitely. okay. i would also like to go back and take a deeper dive into the covid-19 vaccine discussion that we just had and you were also asked about that during your interview in january. in the select subcommittee we have heard suggestions the vaccine was ineffective because of breakthrough infections that occur after vaccination. we just heard about that right here. but as i understand it, perhaps the strongest measure of