“…We are deeply concerned that the peer-review process has become politicized with major journals making overt statements about political candidates and original papers clearly slanting interpretation of results to further political gain [13]. This hurts science, physicians, and most importantly patients [14]. We also pick up on the value of public health interventions and technologies which have never been attempted in the modern era including telemedicine, machine learning, travel restrictions, isolation, and lockdowns [15][16][17][18].…”