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Dr. Marty Makary joins the fray for a science & reason SMACKDOWN 🔥 How many Omicrons does this register on the media fear-o-meter? Check out all our shows with MedPage today editor-in-chief Dr. Marty Makary here. And all our shows with UCSF hematologist-oncologist Dr. Vinay Prasad here. And our new joint podcast, The VPZD Show, here. And here's the video version of this interview!Topics & Timecodes:0:00 Intro2:17 Boosters for All?8:47 Young people + Covid, flawed CDC studies?12:45 Natural immunity, Myocarditis, population risk vs. benefit21:15 The narrative of simplicity and one-size-fits-all in public health27:12 How we’re treating college students re: COVID quarantine, boosting, testing30:45 Omicron, animal source?34:08 Journalistic responsibility, and natural immunity revisited, what healthcare CEOS should do43:28 Dr. Oz and the state of politics due to COVID disruptions in economy and freedoms47:40 Socioeconomic status effects under COVID policies53:59 Why so slow to learn more about vaccine resistance and omicron? The role of media57:31 Therapeutics like fluvoxamine (Luvox) vs. molnupiravir1:04:50 Zero COVID is a delusion, so focus protection where it matters1:05:27 Fluvoxamine and the hydroxychloroquine/ivermectin debacle1:08:23 Fauci’s foibles1:12:12 Gain of function research1:21:56 Listening to doctors1:26:45 Pandemic of lunacy, gain of fear, and Fear-naught values1:32:57 Cloth masks, and masking as distraction from real risks1:34:58 Chemotherapy shortagesSubscribe to "The VPZD Show" on your favorite podcast app.Check out our new Substack collaboration, "Sensible Medicine" here.Dr. Prasad's "Plenary Session" podcast.Dr. Damania's "ZDoggMD Show" podcast.More on Vinay.More on Zubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
