Former vice president of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Dr. Mike Yeedon is the recipient of the 2021 Skeptic Razor Razor Award from British magazine. He is known for his stance on the dangers of COVID-19, the harm from vaccines and the meaninglessness of security measures from the coronavirus.
Eidon left Pfizer in 2011 and has become one of the leaders of the covid conspiracy theorist movement in recent years.
In April, he posted a video in which he announced the uselessness of wearing masks to protect against coronavirus. However, they actually help reduce transmission of the virus. Then Idon reported that the introduction of lockdowns will not help to effectively resist the spread of the disease. Although a number of scientific studies claim the opposite. In particular, in England, cases of infection and deaths decreased with the introduction of emergency measures.
Yidong stated that there is no asymptomatic spread of COVID-19. However, studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that 50% of cases are transmitted before symptoms appear, and 30% do not show symptoms at all.
In an October 2020 Daily Mail article, Yidong said there would be no second wave of covid and no deaths from it. Since then, more than 100,000 people have died from COVID-19.
Late last year, the former Pfizer vice president approached the European medicines regulator to end clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine. He also commented that vaccines against covid cause infertility in women. Disinformed by this message were 13% of unvaccinated citizens in the US and 7% in the UK.
In the summer, Yidong said that coronavirus vaccines kill children 50 times more often than the coronavirus itself, while he did not provide any evidence for his conclusion. Scientists have found that children are less at risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 compared to adults.
In addition to Yidon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was among the nominees for Rusty Razor, who spoke of exaggerating the threat of the virus, although he himself had been ill with covid. Former nurse Kate Shamirani, known for promoting COVID-19 conspiracy theories, vaccinations, and 5G technology, has become a contender for the anti-award. Also on the list of candidates were podcasters Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein. The first questioned the benefits of the vaccine for people under the age of 21, and the second claims the laboratory origin of the coronavirus.
The Skeptic authors have awarded Yidon the award for his scientific expertise and public trust. Throughout the pandemic, he spread disinformation using his status as a former Pfizer employee. Yidon became one of the key figures in discrediting vaccination.
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