The Megyn Kelly Show The COVID Numbers Game and the Toxicity of Big Tech with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Prof. Scott Galloway | Ep. 160
Sep 15, 2021
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor known for his COVID-19 research, joins Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and author, and Scott Galloway, a marketing professor, to unpack the misleading COVID hospitalization statistics. They also explore the rise of 'woke capitalism' and its implications for free speech and corporate ethics. The trio discusses the alarming decline in college enrollment among young men, societal pressures from social media, and critiques the influence of figures like Elon Musk, questioning their roles as role models in today’s culture.
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Misleading Hospitalizations
- Media hypes COVID hospitalization numbers to scare the public.
- Almost half of "COVID hospitalizations" are mild or incidental, admitted for other reasons.
COVID Diagnosis Incentives
- Hospitals had financial incentives to overdiagnose COVID due to the CARES Act.
- They received substantial bonuses per COVID patient, leading to inflated numbers.
Mild and Asymptomatic Cases
- Many hospitalized COVID patients, including vaccinated individuals, have mild or asymptomatic cases.
- These cases make up a significant percentage of reported hospitalizations.
