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The Implosion of a Leading Anti-COVID Vaccine Group

Story of the Week with Joel Stein

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Dr. Gold's First Reaction to COVID

When COVID hit, Dr. Gold was prescribing hydroxychloroquine because she thought it would help with the condition. The drug is an immunosuppressive drug that's used to treat malaria and can also be used for lupus. She had a lot of success with patients with it but then the FDA cracks down and says, okay, this doesn't work. What does she do? She organizes a bunch of doctors who feel the same way and they write an open letter to President Trump saying he should do something about these issues. They go on the steps of the Supreme Court and make speeches about needing to use hydroxy chloroquine; Breitbart News is all over this

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