My guess:
Doc was going by the info being provided to the medical field. We all now know how that worked out[hindsight].
Any question that i asked[many], he seemed to answer to the best of his knowledge at the moment and with genuine sincerity.
He is certainly a person I'd enjoy spending time around a fire with, of this I'm sure.
Just my .02 worth
While I don't know the circumstances here with CF member, Doc, it's pretty easy to note the hypocrisy with a bunch of posts like the one above.
Would this apply to Dr. Fauchi as well?