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Why Is Pro-Vax Aetna Paying Firm Founded by COVID Skeptic?

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Dr Eli David is a COVID skeptic who regularly tweets criticism about the settled science. But he’s also the co-founder of a company contracted by the health insurance giant Aetna.

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You may not have heard of Dr. Eli David, an Israeli artificial intelligence developer with a PhD in computer science, and co-founder of Marpai Health, a health-care company that uses machine learning to manage plans for insurers like Aetna.

But he proudly brags about being among the top 100 influencers on Twitter,...

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