Roy Perlis
ON THE RECORD · 5 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“A parent of a sick child is desperate for an answer and if someone offers them an answer they jump at it.”
Roy Perlis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Perlis describes why desperate parents accept answers offered to them.
“I think being critical of people who draw the wrong conclusions is one of the major errors in public health,”
Roy Perlis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Perlis acknowledges failings within the health care system and criticizes blaming people who reach wrong conclusions.
“Everyone has questions about their health, and people have access to much more information,”
Roy Perlis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Perlis discusses the abundance of health information available to the public.
“Covid was one of the first times that people actually saw how medical advances work, they saw the fits and starts where we have to learn things and where scientists can make mistakes,”
Roy Perlis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Perlis explains how the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the public to the messy realities of the scientific process.
“But so much of it isn’t correct and designed to sell them something or erode trust in an institution.”
Roy Perlis · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Perlis warns that much online health information is inaccurate or designed to sell products or erode institutional trust.