• zelifcam@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    not everyone is able to read and understand scientific literature

    There were professionals on TV EVERYDAY. BEGGING people to stop taking random prescriptions and at the same time provided resources if you had questions.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t know in other countries, but in France there was a sort of cult from some media around Raoult, who was, at the time, a respected name. So maybe it’s not that simple.

      People are talking about dead people and just call them morons. Without any idea of what they went through. Amazing.

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        11 months ago

        It sounds personal. And I’m sorry if it is. You’re right, I don’t have personal experience on how countries outside the US handled it. Or how easily the elderly or others could be sucked into something because of the people surrounding them. Take care friend.

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        My wife’s aunt is married to a Frenchman and the level of worship he displayed for the guy was incroyable. No matter what came out disproving how ineffective Hydroxychloroquine was in tests during 2020/2021 he was absolutely certain that Raoult would prove to be right in the end.