Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta Everyone Else is Lying to You - Pandemic Disinformation - Dr. Jonathan Howard
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Oct 11, 2025 Dr. Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and chief of neurology at Bellevue Hospital, delves into the troubling rise of pandemic disinformation. He shares insights from his frontline experiences treating COVID patients and discusses how pre-existing anti-vaccine sentiments infiltrated mainstream discourse. Howard identifies key figures influencing public health narratives and critiques the media's role in amplifying misinformation. He emphasizes the urgent need for the medical community to combat falsehoods and restore trust in science.
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Frontline Perspective At Bellevue
- Dr. Jonathan Howard worked at Bellevue through the pandemic and witnessed severe outcomes firsthand.
- He contrasted frontline experience with experts who claimed COVID was mild or easily contained.
Prepared By Preexisting Anti‑Vax Research
- Howard described his prior study of the anti-vaccine movement before COVID and how that prepared him.
- He was shocked when reputable doctors embraced anti-vaccine ideas during the pandemic.
From Wrong Ideas To Institutional Power
- The first book documented factual errors and attempts to promote natural infection as a strategy.
- The sequel explains how those wrong actors gained institutional power after the pandemic.
