Dr. Peter McCullough
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Or they're paid for speaking engagements because they believe what they're saying about some pharmaceutical agent is true. And they're paid a couple thousand dollars per speaking thing, whatever. But when people open a prescription pad, that's the end of it for the doctor. That's the end. And if the doctor, by the way, welcomes, let's say I give a Lipitor.
Or they're paid for speaking engagements because they believe what they're saying about some pharmaceutical agent is true. And they're paid a couple thousand dollars per speaking thing, whatever. But when people open a prescription pad, that's the end of it for the doctor. That's the end. And if the doctor, by the way, welcomes, let's say I give a Lipitor.
What's something that's still trade available? Well, Lipitor back when Pfizer was making it. Let's say I gave a Lipitor prescription then. And then I allowed a Pfizer drug representative into my office, I would hear from the state, that would be a violation. I can't even accept a pen. Think how different that is than your senators and congresspeople who take money from these people all the time.
What's something that's still trade available? Well, Lipitor back when Pfizer was making it. Let's say I gave a Lipitor prescription then. And then I allowed a Pfizer drug representative into my office, I would hear from the state, that would be a violation. I can't even accept a pen. Think how different that is than your senators and congresspeople who take money from these people all the time.
Now, the reason physicians don't take anything from these drug companies is there's reason to believe that it can affect our judgment and we don't wanna do that. So there we go. It's so crazy that people don't understand the system at all.
Now, the reason physicians don't take anything from these drug companies is there's reason to believe that it can affect our judgment and we don't wanna do that. So there we go. It's so crazy that people don't understand the system at all.
And here's by somebody on... Somebody, oh sure, where'd he go? There's somebody on the rant who accused me of getting kickbacks. How would that work? There's no kick, you can't get a kickback on. As a physician, here's how you make, here's how you're paid as a physician.
And here's by somebody on... Somebody, oh sure, where'd he go? There's somebody on the rant who accused me of getting kickbacks. How would that work? There's no kick, you can't get a kickback on. As a physician, here's how you make, here's how you're paid as a physician.
You see the patient, you write a document, a record, and then you apply to Medicare a bill for the amount of time spent, and then Medicare pays you. That's it. That's the totality of how you make money as a physician. There's no other ways you can do it practicing medicine.
You see the patient, you write a document, a record, and then you apply to Medicare a bill for the amount of time spent, and then Medicare pays you. That's it. That's the totality of how you make money as a physician. There's no other ways you can do it practicing medicine.
Now, there are doctors that are paid by hospitals that are employed, but then the hospital gets that employment paid for by doctors. applying to Medicare and the insurance company per visit, and that's it. That is the practice of medicine today. People don't understand how restricted it is. They just don't get it. They imagine. Diane says, I'm backpedaling. How am I backpedaling, Diane?
Now, there are doctors that are paid by hospitals that are employed, but then the hospital gets that employment paid for by doctors. applying to Medicare and the insurance company per visit, and that's it. That is the practice of medicine today. People don't understand how restricted it is. They just don't get it. They imagine. Diane says, I'm backpedaling. How am I backpedaling, Diane?
I'd love to hear it. I worked in pharmacy. We got so much crap. I wonder why he doesn't know about this. Green Grammy, you may be talking about days gone by. Days gone by, and maybe pharmacists still do get stuff. But as a physician in California anyway, maybe it's different in different states.
I'd love to hear it. I worked in pharmacy. We got so much crap. I wonder why he doesn't know about this. Green Grammy, you may be talking about days gone by. Days gone by, and maybe pharmacists still do get stuff. But as a physician in California anyway, maybe it's different in different states.
But in California, you can't so much as... They actually won't come into your office anymore because there's such a... What they do is send you paperwork saying, would you like some pens? Would you like some samples for your patients? And of course, free samples for patients is a good thing, right? Don't we agree that getting free medicine for the patients is a good thing if we can get it?
But in California, you can't so much as... They actually won't come into your office anymore because there's such a... What they do is send you paperwork saying, would you like some pens? Would you like some samples for your patients? And of course, free samples for patients is a good thing, right? Don't we agree that getting free medicine for the patients is a good thing if we can get it?
But we do not want to listen to the sales bullshit by the pharmaceutical companies. Okay, so let us take a quick break here. We got a lot more to talk about. We got to get into bird flu. We got to still talk more about about vaccines, mRNA vaccines, and mRNA vaccines generally. I mean, they are still on the table. People are still producing, developing them.
But we do not want to listen to the sales bullshit by the pharmaceutical companies. Okay, so let us take a quick break here. We got a lot more to talk about. We got to get into bird flu. We got to still talk more about about vaccines, mRNA vaccines, and mRNA vaccines generally. I mean, they are still on the table. People are still producing, developing them.
And I wonder if you have concerns about them generally. Other than your X and Substack, anywhere else you want people to go?
And I wonder if you have concerns about them generally. Other than your X and Substack, anywhere else you want people to go?