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Healthism Framing Of COVID Risk
- Pete Evans framed COVID as primarily the fault of individual lifestyle choices and suggested non-medical remedies like diet, meditation and ozone.
- The hosts note this is a classic healthism stance that blames vulnerable people rather than supporting collective public health measures.
Moralizing Health Undermines Solidarity
- Hosts highlight how Evans' rhetoric moralizes health, blaming individuals for illness and resisting collective measures like masks and lockdowns.
- They argue this rhetoric undermined pandemic solidarity and amplified online resistance to public health.
BioCharger Promotion And Fine
- Pete Evans promoted a device called the BioCharger on Facebook Live as a general revitalizer and implied COVID benefits.
- The manufacturer publicly distanced itself and Evans was fined by Australian regulators for unlawful health claims.