Jeanne Marrazzo, the Biden administration's nominee to succeed Anthony Fauci, has decried other doctors for spreading Covid "misinformation". However, a look at her record shows that she has spread quite a bit of misinformation herself.
Biden Administration Announces Doctor Who Offered COVID-19 Misinformation as Fauci Replacement | Epoch Times | Zachary Stieber:
August 2, 2023 - ""Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo has been selected to become director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which Dr. [Anthony] Fauci headed for decades.... Dr. Marrazzo is currently the director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB's) Division of Infectious Diseases. She will become director in the fall, according to the National Institutes of Health [NIH]. NIAID, one of the institutes, has an annual budget of $6.3 billion....
"Dr. Marrazzo ... has decried doctors for supposedly spreading misinformation about COVID-19, and ABIM has said that spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines might result in the revocation of certifications. However, a review of Dr. Marrazzo's statements shows that she herself has spread misinformation. In November 2020, for instance, she falsely claimed that 10 percent of people who contracted COVID-19 died. 'It’s somewhat callous to say that 90 percent are going to survive because you are completely disregarding the 10 percent of people who didn’t survive,' she said.... Dr. Marrazzo didn't cite a source, and a spokesperson for the doctor told The Epoch Times in an email that she wasn't accepting media requests until she becomes director of the NIAID. The [NIH] and the NIAID didn't respond to requests for comment....
"In another briefing, Dr. Marrazzo falsely said that those who recovered from COVID-19 would lose virtually all of their protection, known as natural immunity, within months. 'By six months, people are pretty much done. There's almost nothing there to protect you,' she said. While natural immunity does go away after a period of time against the newer variants, protection against severe disease remains strong, according to studies. Dr. Marrazzo has repeatedly promoted papers that weren't peer reviewed and were in favor of mass vaccination from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).... She has also encouraged vaccination after recovery from COVID-19, despite numerous studies that found that people who have recovered enjoy strong immunity that is superior to that from vaccination.
"Dr. Marrazzo initially said that the vaccines would be 'a way out of this pandemic,' and later updated that to 'the only way out.' Both claims were references to the concept that if enough people were vaccinated, it would eliminate transmission and infection. The trials didn't show that the vaccines prevented transmission or infection, though they estimated high efficacy against symptomatic infection....
"Her only reference on social media to myocarditis — the sometimes-fatal heart inflammation that the vaccines can cause — was in 2021.... 'Vaccination benefits outweigh the extremely small risk of any adverse reaction, even when you consider myocarditis, and we really need to recognize that going forward,' Dr. Marrazzo said.... That position on the risk-benefit calculus was always questionable for some people, including those most at risk of experiencing myocarditis, according to some experts.... Dr. Marrazzo hyped the shot from Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen when it was authorized, but hasn't alerted people that the vaccine has been pulled off the market.
"Since 2016, Dr. Marrazzo has received about $180 million from pharmaceutical companies such as Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, and Janssen. Most of the funds supported research.
"Dr. Marrazzo was a member of a COVID-19 task force that advised Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey to declare a state of emergency; close schools, restaurants, and beaches; prohibit most visitors at nursing homes; and bar large gatherings at which social distancing couldn't be maintained.... She urged Americans not to gather with more than several people at Thanksgiving in 2020.... Dr. Marrazzo has also ... claimed that masks have helped curb the spread of COVID-19 and influenza despite a lack of studies providing support for this stance. She even suggested wearing masks at home when with certain people."
Meet Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo: Succeeding Fauci as Leader of NIAID and Her Vision for Public Health | NewsBytesAI | August 3, 2023:
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