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How Robert Malone, vaccine scientist spreading misinformation, was embraced by Joe Rogan, anti-vaxxers | The Washington Post

Robert Malone’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast has increased his level of celebrity among anti-vaccine and anti-mandate communities, thrusting the 62-year-old into a leading role for these groups at a crucial time of the pandemic.

“Regarding the genetic covid vaccines, the science is settled,” he said in a 15-minute speech that referenced the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy. “They are not working.”

The misinformation came two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its first studies based on real-world data showing that coronavirus vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalization from the rapidly spreading omicron variant.

Malone, who said the coronavirus “should never have been politicized,” was met with roaring applause.

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Source: How Robert Malone, vaccine scientist spreading misinformation, was embraced by Joe Rogan, anti-vaxxers | The Washington Post