Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
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misdiagnosed, came back second time, again, I think sent home and eventually dies because they were so scared of COVID, they couldn't see bacterial meningitis, a preventable cause of death for a child. I mean, the emotional impact of the movie is incredible. And the basic argument that it was the censorship
misdiagnosed, came back second time, again, I think sent home and eventually dies because they were so scared of COVID, they couldn't see bacterial meningitis, a preventable cause of death for a child. I mean, the emotional impact of the movie is incredible. And the basic argument that it was the censorship
and this sort of like creation of this like illusion of consensus that was really the root cause. It's a very powerful message. I encourage anyone listening to watch this movie.
and this sort of like creation of this like illusion of consensus that was really the root cause. It's a very powerful message. I encourage anyone listening to watch this movie.
It's a caste system, Drew. Basically, there's a distinction between clean and unclean. And Trump voters are unclean. Unvaccinated are unclean. Unmasked are unclean. If you got COVID or were not careful, you're unclean. I mean... I think that the idea that public health contributed to that sort of social poison of this idea that they're unclean, that we must shun, it just shocks.
It's a caste system, Drew. Basically, there's a distinction between clean and unclean. And Trump voters are unclean. Unvaccinated are unclean. Unmasked are unclean. If you got COVID or were not careful, you're unclean. I mean... I think that the idea that public health contributed to that sort of social poison of this idea that they're unclean, that we must shun, it just shocks.
I mean, this is a field that I've been in and worked in for decades, and the idea that we contributed to that just grieves me.
I mean, this is a field that I've been in and worked in for decades, and the idea that we contributed to that just grieves me.