Dr. Marty Makary joins the fray for a science & reason SMACKDOWN 🔥 How many Omicrons does this register on the media fear-o-meter?

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Topics & Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:17 Boosters for All?

8:47 Young people + Covid, flawed CDC studies?

12:45 Natural immunity, Myocarditis, population risk vs. benefit

21:15 The narrative of simplicity and one-size-fits-all in public health

27:12 How we’re treating college students re: COVID quarantine, boosting, testing

30:45 Omicron, animal source?

34:08 Journalistic responsibility, and natural immunity revisited, what healthcare CEOS should do

43:28 Dr. Oz and the state of politics due to COVID disruptions in economy and freedoms

47:40 Socioeconomic status effects under COVID policies

53:59 Why so slow to learn more about vaccine resistance and omicron? The role of media

57:31 Therapeutics like fluvoxamine (Luvox) vs. molnupiravir

1:04:50 Zero COVID is a delusion, so focus protection where it matters

1:05:27 Fluvoxamine and the hydroxychloroquine/ivermectin debacle

1:08:23 Fauci’s foibles

1:12:12 Gain of function research

1:21:56 Listening to doctors

1:26:45 Pandemic of lunacy, gain of fear, and Fear-naught values

1:32:57 Cloth masks, and masking as distraction from real risks

1:34:58 Chemotherapy shortages

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