Cringetastic: Outgoing NIH Director Performs Covid-Themed ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’

EXCERPT:

COLLINS: “♬♬ Somewhere, past the pandemic,

When we’re free

There’s a life I remember,

full of activity

Somewhere, past the pandemic,

Masks will come off

No more need for a nose swab,

Every time we cough

As we are gathered here today,

Covid’s toll has hit and sent us reeling

But partners like the ones right here

Will help to make the pathway clear to find true healing

Somewhere, past the pandemic,

Life will resume

We’ll all complain about the traffic,

Forgetting how we hated Zoom

Somewhere, past the pandemic

We’ll hug our friends

And thank the people and science

That brought the pandemic’s end

My dozen years are almost through

But it’s been great to work with you

Let’s end Covid now! ♬♬ ♬♬”